14cm Stainless Steel, Full Tang, Stag Horn Gaucho Knife, Handmade in Patagonia, Argentina! - PL-CUCH82/45
14cm Stainless Steel, Full Tang, Stag Horn Gaucho Knife, Handmade in Patagonia, Argentina! - PL-CUCH82/45
An excellent choice for any kind of use! Fixed, full tang “Patagonia” brand blade. Crafted of stainless steel, with convex edge, jimping, then polished to a shiny mirror finish. The full tang blade measures approximately 5.5” in length, with a total length of 26cm (10.2)”. in total length. Nicely finished with a heavy spine with ‘Jimping”. Its handle is hand crafted of antlered deer, aka reindeer, from near the Andes Mountain range. Solid brass spacers at its bolster and butt end. Hand cut Argentine cowhide leather scarab with pocket tab for carrying in boot, pocket or belt. All our knives are made in perfect balance which can be used by a right or left-handed individual.
440 Stainless steel
14cm - 5.5” Patagonia blade
Stag horn & brass handle
26cm - 10.2” total knife length
Note: Materials used for stag horn knife handles are typically ‘antler sheds’ found in the wild. Each antlered handle has its own pattern and distinguished look. Stag antlers make an excellent material for knife handles, it is durable with its rugged and attractive uniqueness. Most of the stag horn used for knife making in Argentina is typically from the Southern mountainous region. For example, antlered reindeer.
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Knife Jimping Explained …
Knife ‘Jimping’ originated from North England and the Scotland regions of the world. The term ‘Jimping’ means; neat, handsome, and slender in form. It is the process of placing groves into the knife blade at its spine. This provides traction for the fingertips from slipping when using a knife. Worldwide, the knife industry uses many methods to machine cut (or jimp), their knives yet still reference it as jimping. Authentic ‘Jimping’ is called file-work and is done by hand. Its application evolves a talented and trained hand with many generations of experience! Jimping may be machine-cut by automated slitters, mills, or blades, but file work must be hand cut.
