I realize it’s not a firearm, but it just doesn’t quite fit into the collection interest level over in the Knife forum.
Here’s a piece that is very rarely encountered North America. Had a lengthy discussion on these with my friend Mark Zalesky who owns Knife Magazine. He found me some information narrowing down the era and village.
These were a popular fighting knife in Spain, Italy, Corsica and southern France.
Mine was made in Santa Cruz De Mudela in south central Spain around the year 1800.
They sound like a pistol cocking when you open them. They use a ratchet locking system when you open them with a series of ratchet teeth. I make a southern French variant of these in my shop. And was fortunate to add an early Spanish variant to my collection this week. Blade length will have been 7.5” it’s missing 1/2” from honing over the years. Open length is 16” last photo are a few pristine original examples from a book in Marks library.
Enjoy
Here’s a piece that is very rarely encountered North America. Had a lengthy discussion on these with my friend Mark Zalesky who owns Knife Magazine. He found me some information narrowing down the era and village.
These were a popular fighting knife in Spain, Italy, Corsica and southern France.
Mine was made in Santa Cruz De Mudela in south central Spain around the year 1800.
They sound like a pistol cocking when you open them. They use a ratchet locking system when you open them with a series of ratchet teeth. I make a southern French variant of these in my shop. And was fortunate to add an early Spanish variant to my collection this week. Blade length will have been 7.5” it’s missing 1/2” from honing over the years. Open length is 16” last photo are a few pristine original examples from a book in Marks library.
Enjoy
. So, you make a modern version of these?
