Rare folding knives for your enjoyment

[Chris Evans]

Hi Interested Party,

Originally Posted by Interested Party

Thanks Fernando. From what I can tell the locking systems in Spanish are cerre de anilla if there is a ring. Cierre de golpe if it doesn't have one but the spring is released at the top of the hilt. If no lock but a back spring is present cierre de muelle, no spring no lock cierre de pulgar. A lockblade would be cierre de fieles. I don't know what a lock back would be or if the system was used in the southern Mediterranean region in the 18th and 19th centuries. Where would I find the terms in Portuguese?

So, to be clear; the ratchets are only for the sound?

1. As Fernando rightly says, the terminology of locks is muddied by popular usage and there is some overlapping. This Wikipedia article in Spanish gives a fairly good account (use Google Translate): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navaja_de_Albacete


1. Regarding the ratcheting teeth, you may find this thread of interest http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=carraca


2. The principal work on the old Spanish navaja is Rafael Martinez Del Peral y Forton’s La Navaja Antigua Española. Forton wrote extensively on the navajas but this is his magnum opus of some 490 pages. It is not perfect, but remains the indispensable work on the subject in the Spanish language.

Cheers
Chris