ANTIQUE GAUCHO KNIFE dagger SILVER GOLD DIAMONDS RUBIES Argentina South America

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The  gaucho
was a specific human type: a free man, always changing of settlement, with no personal land, few personal belongings and no boundaries. An excellent rider, hunter of wild cattle, with no employer and no fixed job, he preferred to be an errant rider crossing the silent and deserted big plains.
Gauchos appeared as a result of the crossing of the blood of the Spanish with the local Indians and it is generally believed that the
gaucho first appeared in those territories of what today is the Republica de Uruguay, on the North bank of River Plate opposite from where Buenos Aires is situated.
Gauchos quickly spread across the River into territories of what today is known as Argentina. All those territories were then known as Virreynato del Rio de la Plata and were under the control of the Crown of Spain. There was no division into the present countries of Argentina and Uruguay in those remote times (XVII to beginnings of XIX centuries). Both the
gauchos of Uruguay and of Argentina have very similar characteristics in customs and clothing. A somewhat different type of
gaucho also developed later in the southern region of what today is Brazil, in the Rio Grande do Sul zone.
Gauchos
were men of the frontier and recognized no Law, no King, no Patron and they committed robberies and other felonies and, as such, were pursued by the Law. Their services as knowledgeable men of the plains were required from time to time by owners of big
rodeos
of cattle or by the chiefs of the expeditions organized by the Cabildo to hunt wild cows and get their skins. This helped to put an end to the pursuit by the Law, at least during the course of those authorized expeditions.
But then, they also hunted wild cattle for themselves, without the required Cabildo permission, and smuggled the skins for their own profit or were employed by the organizers of the non authorized expeditions.
Later, in several stages of our history, they were forced to form part of the regular Army and, badly armed and badly equipped, were employed in the Independence and Civil wars and during the war against the Indians, under orders of military brass, politicos or civilian leaders.
A "GAUCHO KNIFE" IS A FIGHTING AND UTILITY KNIFE WIDELY USED BY GAUCHOS IN ARGENTINA, URUGUAY AND BRAZIL.
FINEST POSSIBLE QUALITY - DEFINITELY SPECIAL ORDER WEAPON OF STATUS MADE BY MASTER SILVERSMITH.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS, PRESENTATION GRADE SOLID SILVER / 18K GOLD GAUCHO KNIFE - DAGGER.
SET WITH SMALL RUBIES AND DIAMONDS.
SOUTH AMERICAN, PROBABLY ARGENTINIAN, CIRCA EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
FINEST HAND CHASED DECORATION ON HILT AND ON SCABBARD, FANTASTIC CRISP DETAILS.
HIGH QUALITY BLADE, MADE BY OLDEST AND ONE OF THE FINEST SOLINGEN COMPANY (Germany).
Marked on the blade: "Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn Solingen - Alemania".
Blade was made by the
oldest of the Solingen firms, with a direct line back to 1623,
Friedrich Herder was registered as the producer of all types of tableware and
cutlery.The
company was in business since 1623, registered on December 20th 1888, Solingen, Grünewalder Strasse 31.
Marked on scabbard: 800, 18K .
GUARANTEED SOLID SILVER (800/1000 silver standard, lower than sterling) WITH SOLID 18K GOLD ACCENTS (guaranteed solid gold).
Set with rubies in griffin's eyes and small diamonds on the side of the scabbard and grip, one diamond at the top of pommel.
GUARANTEED REAL DIAMONDS (electronically tested) AND REAL RUBIES.
SIZE:
ABOUT 11 7/8 in. (30.3 cm) LONG IN SCABBARD.
ABOUT 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm) LONG OUT OF SCABBARD.
BLADE IS ABOUT 5 1/2 in. (14 cm) LONG.
CONDITION:
VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH LIGHT EXPECTED WEAR AND CHARMING INDICATION OF AGE.
SHARP BLADE WITH MINOR DARK SPOTS AND SCRATCHES.
ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT, MUSEUM GRADE ANTIQUE EXAMPLE OF ICONIC SOUTH AMERICAN WEAPON.
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