Mexican (?) Dagger for Identification?

Rick · 15th March 2005, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Montino Bourbon

Pardon my ignorance, but what is 'The levine's'?

Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values (Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values, 5th ed)

A good general reference , reasonably priced too !

Ian · 15th March 2005, 08:45 PM

Ray:

I think those older ones are nice examples of functional faca. As Tom points out, there is a similarity to the Mediterranean style of knife, and the stacked hilt is reminiscent of Canary Island knives (also a Spanish colony in the 19th C.) as well as the Chilean corvo, with a mix of bone and horn slices, iron and brass spacers. The conical bolster is seen on older Chilean corvo (as Tom has said).

Here are some archived pictures from previous posts that show Chilean corvo. The last one is a post-WWII tourist corvo in a more contemporary style. There are recently made military and civilian forms of the corvo also.

Ian.

Ian · 15th March 2005, 09:11 PM

and its the best one I've seen. This silver handled corvo comes in a red tooled leather sheath. The mode of wearing the corvo is illustrated in the picture of an officer in the 19th C. Chilean Army.

Ian.

15th March 2005, 08:45 PM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	Corvo, Faca, etc. Ray: I think those older ones are nice examples of functional faca. As Tom points out, there is a similarity to the Mediterranean style of knife, and the stacked hilt is reminiscent of Canary Island knives (also a Spanish colony in the 19th C.) as well as the Chilean corvo, with a mix of bone and horn slices, iron and brass spacers. The conical bolster is seen on older Chilean corvo (as Tom has said). Here are some archived pictures from previous posts that show Chilean corvo. The last one is a post-WWII tourist corvo in a more contemporary style. There are recently made military and civilian forms of the corvo also. Ian. Attached Images Last edited by Ian; 15th March 2005 at 09:22 PM.

15th March 2005, 09:11 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	One more corvo ... and its the best one I've seen. This silver handled corvo comes in a red tooled leather sheath. The mode of wearing the corvo is illustrated in the picture of an officer in the 19th C. Chilean Army. Ian. Attached Images