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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Upstate New York, USA
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A gaucho theme is most clearly evident; I believe it is reasonable to call it a verijero even though the guard is a feature more associated with a facón. A nice knife, following a long tradition, but probably not very old. |
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Lead Moderator European Armoury
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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A few hints ... may i ?
![]() Hercules is one of the most important Brazilian cutlers, specialized in knife cases and cutler components, created around 1930-40, from a group originated by a few German imigrant cutler masters. They (Hercules) pioneered inox steel, with marks like Platinox and Gelodur. I wonder if these recurrent pattern gaucho knives were made only for gift purposes, their main business being table cutlery. |
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