Folding knife called Navaja - Toledo, Spain - 19th century

folding knife called Navaja
Toledo, Spain
19th century
Steel, horn, brass
Long. total: 52; Long. Blade: 24 cm

Steel blade, shaped like a willow leaf, acid-etched and marked "NAVAJAS DE TOLEDO".
Handle with blond horn scales, studded with brass nails, ending in a "rattlesnake tail".
Brass miters.
Stop notches and smooth spring.

Ref.: 7043

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