Faca De Ponta.

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Hi all.
This is the type I'm interested in:

Gene,

I am sure Chris will be able to chime in and at least offer some direction.

Gav

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Gene,

I am sure Chris will be able to chime in and at least offer some direction.

Gav

Gav,
thanks for coming into this. You have a wealth of experience of more and varied weapons than most of us. Do you see many of these 'giant' knives?

Best
gene

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Gav,
thanks for coming into this. You have a wealth of experience of more and varied weapons than most of us. Do you see many of these 'giant' knives?

Best
gene

Hi Gene,

I have only ever seen two and also a single photo image here on the site, attached to a Navaja thread....from memory, don't quote me on this...I'll have a dig and see what surfaces.

Gav

[Gavin Nugent]

This is the image I remember...close but much the same as the larger ones in Lew's first link... there are several other rustic knives of this size under the Gaucho search.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...knife+fighting

Gav

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by freebooter

This is the image I remember...close but much the same as the larger ones in Lew's first link... there are several other rustic knives of this size under the Gaucho search.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...knife+fighting

Gav

Hi Gav,

I'm after the specific Brazilian (I think) ones.
Like this one of mine, just vastly larger!


Unlike this one, I believe they often have bands in the silver hilt (like a giant centipede)

[blacklacrau]

Try this...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11894

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by blacklacrau

Try this...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11894

Hi Blacklacrau,
Thanks for coming in on this

The small ones I'm fairly conversent with. I've now got a couple and regularly see the little souvenier ones for sale.
I'm after information and examples of the large fighting ones carried by the bandits Like these in the clip posted by Chris in the other thread.
Have a look at the clip, you can see they are of this sort of size (around 60cm/2'):


Thanks again
Gene

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Gene,

I am sure Chris will be able to chime in and at least offer some direction.

Gav

Gav,

Sadly no. I do not speak Portuguese and because of thus I know little of their knife lore, save a bit that pertains to the southern parts of that wonderful country, where their blade culture resembles that of Uruguay and Argentina.

Gene,

The Argentineans also had such very long facons, invariably made from a discarded sword blade and were known as saddle facons as they were carried pinned under the gaucho's saddle. They fell into disuse and in all probability were originally used as slaughtering tools of wild cattle, though no doubt they also did double duty as weapons, when required. They were considered too cumbersome to be carried in the traditional way, though many gauchos tucked 60cm blades into their belts at the small of the back.

Cheers
Chris

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Gav,

Sadly no. I do not speak Portuguese and because of thus I know little of their knife lore, save a bit that pertains to the southern parts of that wonderful country, where their blade culture resembles that of Uruguay and Argentina.

Gene,

The Argentineans also had such very long facons, invariably made from a discarded sword blade and were known as saddle facons as they were carried pinned under the gaucho's saddle. They fell into disuse and in all probability were originally used as slaughtering tools of wild cattle, though no doubt they also did double duty as weapons, when required. They were considered too cumbersome to be carried in the traditional way, though many gauchos tucked 60cm blades into their belts at the small of the back.

Cheers
Chris

Thanks Chris,
As a collector of the gaucho field, do you see many of these giant Brazilian ones?

[Chris Evans]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Thanks Chris,
As a collector of the gaucho field, do you see many of these giant Brazilian ones?

No, only on the internet, when they come up for sale or discussion.

Cheers
Chris

[Atlantia]

Seems like this will only be of interest to a few.....
My research continues, so I thought I'd share it with y'all.




And another of the outlaws blades (allegedly of one of the leaders):




If any of the lurkers reading this have any interesting information, I can be emailed at: gimmieitbaby@aol.com

[Atlantia]

Here's some better pictures of a large one of mine (ooo-err).

I assume from my limited understanding that it was the property of an outlaw?

It's future is uncertain, not that I think that'll affect anything as this thread is hardly awash with replies

[Chris Evans]

Hi Gene,

You are doing great work - Keep it up. I for one, am extremely interested with your findings.

This is one form of ethnic bladeware that has received very little international attention.

Cheers
Chris