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Simancas-Hispano-Gothic knife
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#1
07-12-2006, 10:00 PM
Hi, this is my new toy... a Simancas knife made by Avitianus.
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07-13-2006, 12:56 PM
Looks like it could open a beer too???
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07-13-2006, 12:56 PM
Impressive! What is the notch in the blade for ? (Hopefully not a Roman beer bottle opener? Big Grin )

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07-13-2006, 01:56 PM
Quote:Impressive! What is the notch in the blade for ?

Possibly as a 'sword-biter'. (?)

In a knife fight or defending against a blow from a sword, it can be used to parry and possibly twist, and either break the blade or disarm the opponent.

The other alternative is that it is for getting boy scouts out of horses hooves! Smile

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07-13-2006, 03:12 PM
The notch os for the index finger... strange, huh?
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07-14-2006, 04:33 PM
Hello!

Simancas knifes were mostly for cinegetic (hunting) use, not for war.

And, as Faventianus notes, the notch is for place a finger. The knife have a very little guard. It's very little, 20 cm or so the whole thing.
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07-15-2006, 11:35 PM
congratulations faventianus!!!!!
this simancas is fantastic!

great job avitianus!!
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07-16-2006, 05:14 AM
Wow! congratulations Favi! Smile

Great job Cesar! Smile

Thank you Carme for tell me about this! :wink:

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07-16-2006, 03:07 PM
Is the shape related at all to this scabbard from (IIRC) the Numantine Museum in Spain?



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07-16-2006, 06:57 PM
Yes it is. There are a lot of exemplars, someones with opus interrasile decoration (like the photo ones), some plainer.

Aitor Iriarte have a very beautiful reproduction of one of the more decorated versions.
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07-16-2006, 08:26 PM
Quote:Well we now cant fight Favi at close

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07-16-2006, 08:36 PM
Yea! I woulndt like my flesh to be food for this after: Smile

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07-16-2006, 09:16 PM
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07-23-2006, 09:38 AM
Oh.. very very nice!
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