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Old 18th December 2018, 09:26 PM   #1
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Hi there ,New to this forum so forgive me if I mess up.I have been collecting knives for only about 5years but have quite a few now of all sorts penknives to khukuri knives African to 1 Kris.I have two navaja knives and this one in particular has stumped me , trying to find out if it's Spanish or French and how old it is and trying to find out who made it.Any help would be appreciated.thankyou.
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Old 20th December 2018, 12:10 AM   #2
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Hi there ,New to this forum so forgive me if I mess up.I have been collecting knives for only about 5years but have quite a few now of all sorts penknives to khukuri knives African to 1 Kris.I have two navaja knives and this one in particular has stumped me , trying to find out if it's Spanish or French and how old it is and trying to find out who made it.Any help would be appreciated.thankyou.
Judging by the overall shape, I say Spanish, but we should ask Fernando if it could be Portuguese.

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Old 20th December 2018, 07:50 AM   #3
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It could be a knife made in Albacete/Spain
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Old 20th December 2018, 10:38 AM   #4
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I would agree Spanish; not forcingly Albacete, though .
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Old 20th December 2018, 07:11 PM   #5
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Welcome to our little forum!

I'll move this to the European section for more forum involvement.
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Old 18th October 2019, 04:29 PM   #6
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Albacete!
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