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Excellent vintage pair of nickel silver Argentina Gaucho knives / daggers and very ornate sheaths.
Buy it Now £100.00 - including Free Postage UK by Special Delivery / Overseas - By International Tracked & Signed - see below.
Sorry The Large Gaucho Knif Has Sold - This Is For The Smaller One At £100.00
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Daggers & Facones
The Facon (or gaucho knife) is a tool made by the old gauchos, originally from the Argentine pampas. Besides being a cutting element as a working tool, is used to kill animals, do thongs and leather working, woodworking, etc, that uses the gaucho in their crafts. So has developed as a weapon of defence, the style of fencing for protection in such regions Pampas. Used with his poncho and his horse are the best alliance to defend against possible attacks, using it according to its own laws and philosophies, as in some western martial arts.
● These are rare heavy quality very ornate Argentina Gaucho Knives / Daggers and Sheaths
● They both have very sharp 4" and 6" " Inox Stainless Steel sharp Pointed Blades
● The Blades have as shown a scene of cowboys and Cattle
● Both the Handles and the Sheaths have a raised Design
● The Handles have a Raised Design of Cattle Wagons & Cowboys
● The Sheaths have an amazing raised scene of Cowboys with a herd of Cattle as well as a Clips for fixing to a Belt
● They are both superb Collectible Knives in amazing condition
● Condition - Excellent in unused Condition
● Markings - On the Blade Inox
● Circa:- Believed to be 1960s
● Materials / Colour: - Stainless Steel Blade - Nickel Silver handle and Sheath
● Sizes:- Large Knife 11 1/4" Length Including Sheath - Smal Knife 7 5/8" Length including Sheath
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measurements
Length:
10 1/4 in
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declaration
Antiques et Cetera has clarified that the Two Nickel Silver Argentina Gaucho Knives / Daggers & Very Ornate Sheaths (LA404432) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1960s