handmade Carbon Steel 30cm Extra Large, Heavy, Thick Stag Horn Handel Gaucho Knife - Handmade in Argentina - PW-30/2888-CS
handmade Carbon Steel 30cm Extra Large, Heavy, Thick Stag Horn Handel Gaucho Knife - Handmade in Argentina - PW-30/2888-CS
Giant size Gaucho knife! The perfect knife for any collector, hunter or that person that seems to have everything, gift! Crafted with a fixed blade, full tang, extra heavy ‘Patagonia’ carbon steel blade with gimping. Handmade in Argentina by the skilled hands of locale knife crafters, using techniques passed down through generations of crafters for the past century. Its handle is made with a natural reindeer antler with solid brass spacers at butt and bolster ends. Measures 18” from knife tip to butt end, in its scarab. Handle is 4” in circumference at butt end, which tapers down to the bolster. Contoured antler fits very nicely in a man’s hand. Made with perfect balance, which can be used by either right or left-handed user. Professionally honed (sharpened) with a super fine edge.
What is “Jimping”?
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.
