19th C Navaja Knives

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Great collection of this beautiful folders!

Regards,
Detlef

Thanks. Miguel

[JamesKelly]

Whatever the number is this last one you posted, the steel is interesting to me. Appears to have a forging defect. Or, slag remaining from when it was wrougth iron prior to having the carbon raised to make it steel.

Only a metallurgist (me) cares about such stuff. It has to do with how they made the steel. This probably relates to the age of the blade, at least to someone familiar with the history of steel making in Spain (not me).

[Chris Evans]

Miguel,

Felicitaciones por las navajas; A handsome collection!

Cheers
Chris

[carlos]

Wow !! What a beautiful collection of navajas !! Congratulations !!

Ah, the city is Albacete, famous by his navajas.
Thanks again
carlos

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by carlos

Wow !! What a beautiful collection of navajas !! Congratulations !!

Ah, the city is Albacete, famous by his navajas.
Thanks again
carlos

Hi Carlos,
Thanks for your comment and for pointing out my misspelling of Albacete I'm much obliged.
Miguel

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

Miguel,

Felicitaciones por las navajas; A handsome collection!

Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris,
I'm pleased that you think so.
Miguel

[ingelred]

Hi,

my opinion is:

No. 1 Thiers - France
No. 2 Albacete - Spain
No. 3 Malaga - Spain - very nice and unusual blade pattern
No. 4 Malaga - Spain
No. Thiers - France

For comparison see

Rafael Martinez Del Peral Y Forton: Navajas Antiguas - Antique Clasp Knives

Very nice collection
Greetings, Helge

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by ingelred

Hi,

my opinion is:

No. 1 Thiers - France
No. 2 Albacete - Spain
No. 3 Malaga - Spain - very nice and unusual blade pattern
No. 4 Malaga - Spain
No. Thiers - France

For comparison see

Rafael Martinez Del Peral Y Forton: Navajas Antiguas - Antique Clasp Knives

Very nice collection
Greetings, Helge

Hi Helge and profuse apologies for missing your reply, I am very grateful to you for pointing out the correct locations of the knives, thanks again.
Miguel

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by JamesKelly

Whatever the number is this last one you posted, the steel is interesting to me. Appears to have a forging defect. Or, slag remaining from when it was wrougth iron prior to having the carbon raised to make it steel.

Only a metallurgist (me) cares about such stuff. It has to do with how they made the steel. This probably relates to the age of the blade, at least to someone familiar with the history of steel making in Spain (not me).

Hi James,
I can see why you thought it was an inclusion but I'm afraid that you are wrong, it is in fact a stamp of a bull my photography is not very good.
Miguel