A Very Elegant Finished Gaucho Knife with Full Tang Fixed Blade, accented with Alpaca Silver - Hand Crafted in Argentina -EA-CI0000320/1022
A Very Elegant Finished Gaucho Knife with Full Tang Fixed Blade, accented with Alpaca Silver - Hand Crafted in Argentina -EA-CI0000320/1022
A stunning piece of ‘working art’! Hand crafted with a 14cm (or 5.5”), full tang, stainless steel ‘dagger’ brand knife blade with a convex edge and spear point tip. Its handle is made with an authentic stag horn handle measuring 3” around and approximately 4.5” in length. The antler used for this model is rough with ridges and other signs of it being from a mature male. (Most of the antler horns are from predeceased reindeer from the southern parts of Argentina, boarding the Andes Mountain range.
440 Stainless steel
14 or 20cm - 5.5” Dagger blade
Stag horn & alpaca handle
26cm - 10.2” or 33cm - 12.9” total knife length
Both bolster and butt ends are crafted with alpaca silver accents which are adorned with a sculpted or braided pattern. It has a hand cut and top stitched Argentinean cowhide scarab with ‘pocket tab’ for carrying in a pocket, belt or boot. Total knife length is 10.5”. We also have available, our 20cm size blade, which measures 8.25”, with a total knife measurement of approximately 13”. Its antler handle measures approximately 3.5”-4” around, accented with a Greek patterned alpaca silver bolster and butt. (natural stag horns used for the handles are a verity of shades, some light and some almost black.
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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.