Facón / Gaucho Knife from Uruguay

Rick · 15th April 2023, 03:25 AM

there seems to be an almost infinite amount of design variations in the handles and scabbards; I like them and have a few, none from Uruguay.

Ian · 15th April 2023, 03:37 AM

From time to time I'm asked what "INOX." means on South American knives. It comes from the Spanish word "INOXIDABLE," which is short for "ACERO INOXIDABLE," meaning Stainless Steel. This helps in a couple of ways. INOX. is used almost exclusively on knives from Spanish-speaking countries in S. America (not usually from Brazil where Portuguese is spoken), and it indicates the knife comes from the era of stainless steel being available for knife-making (mostly post-WWII).

15th April 2023, 03:25 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	there seems to be an almost infinite amount of design variations in the handles and scabbards; I like them and have a few, none from Uruguay.

15th April 2023, 03:37 AM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,399	From time to time I'm asked what "INOX." means on South American knives. It comes from the Spanish word "INOXIDABLE," which is short for "ACERO INOXIDABLE," meaning Stainless Steel. This helps in a couple of ways. INOX. is used almost exclusively on knives from Spanish-speaking countries in S. America (not usually from Brazil where Portuguese is spoken), and it indicates the knife comes from the era of stainless steel being available for knife-making (mostly post-WWII).