Integral Feather Damascus Cuchillo Gaucho With Carbon Fiber And Gold Inlay

Product for Integral Feather Damascus Cuchillo Gaucho with Carbon Fiber and Gold Inlay

Maker: Mauricio Daletzky (click to see more by this maker)

Price: $3,650.00

Saving: $150.00

Item num: 104302

*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 8.10 in.
Cutting edge length: 8.10 in.
Total length: 13.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.38 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.18 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 9.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 27.2 oz.
Blade: Feather pattern damascus forged from 1070 and 15n20 carbon steels with 24K gold inlay
Bolster: Integral feather damascus
Handle: Crosscut carbon fiber and blackened steel with 24k gold inlay
Sheath: Crosscut carbon fiber and blackened steel with 24k gold inlay

: Mauricio Daletzky is a bladesmith living in the picturesque town of Sauce Viejo, Argentina. He has been working as a bladesmith for over 27 years and creates some of the most dramatic and elegant knives coming from the region. His skill and attention to detail are unrivaled. His work has become widely popular here in the US. Daletzky was honored to receive Best Art Knife at the 2021 Blade Show (one of the most prestigious awards of the knife-year) which is a huge accomplishment and a testament to his skills!
Cuchillo gaucho is a generic term for a style of knife characteristic of the gauchos, horsemen of the plains of South America — principally Argentina, of mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) heritage. Analogous to the cowboy of the American West and the Mexican vaquero, the gauchos were mounted cattlemen initially living and working in vast undeveloped areas at the fringes of “civilization”. Aside from its obvious potential as a weapon in duels, which were to mark rather than kill an adversary the cuchillo gaucho has a reputation as a truly multi-purpose tool and was used for tasks as diverse as slaughtering and skinning cattle, working leather, cutting wood, and making adobe bricks. In the wilderness, the gaucho could listen for distant approaches by sticking his knife into the ground and pressing an ear against its hilt. The knife was the gaucho’s primary eating utensil: a large chunk of meat would be placed in the mouth and the excess cut off with an upward stroke of the knife, stopping short of amputation of the nose. Afterwards, it would serve as a toothpick. And, of course, in the gaucho’s twilight in the 20th century, its use as a can opener was inevitable.
This elegant cuchillo gaucho shows Daletzky’s work at its best. The blade and integral bolster were forged from his own feather pattern damascus, combining 1070 and 15n20 carbon steels. The blade is heat treated to Hrc 58-59 for an optimal compromise between edge holding and toughness.
The frame handle combines crosscut carbon fiber with blackened steel. Scroll engraving with 24K gold inlay is set into the spine of the blade, the frame, and end cap. The work is exceptional and the gold inlay contrasts brightly against the blackened steel.
The sheath is a piece of art in its own right. Matching the handle, the sheath combines crosscut carbon fiber with blackened steel fittings. Matching 24K gold inlay is used throughout the blackened fittings of the sheath. This is among Mauricio’s master pieces to date.
Exceptional work throughout!

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