Arcos Gregorio Navaja Albacete Antigua Carraca 195

Antique Albacete-style folding knife made by Gregorio Arcos. Classic Albacete-style knife with a carbon steel blade. It features a lever lock with an external spring and an 8-step ratchet mechanism. The carbon steel blade has an asymmetrical shape and a pronounced false edge towards the tip. The handle is crafted from black horn, curved in the shape of a natural horn, decorated with bird's-eye inlays, and a decorated alpaca bolster.

Origin and Artisan: Albacete, Spain (the historical cradle of Spanish cutlery).

Manufacturer/Brand: Gregorio Arcos (legible on the stamped mark on the blade: GREGORIO ARCOS / ALBACETE). Gregorio Arcos Aroca was one of the key artisans and entrepreneurs who transformed Albacete's artisanal cutlery into industrialized production at the beginning of the 20th century, giving rise to the renowned company known worldwide today as Arcos.

Manufacturing period, estimated to be in the first third of the 20th century (approximately between 1910 and 1935).

Context: The pieces explicitly marked with the printed stamp "Gregorio Arcos" correspond to the period before or during the Spanish Civil War, before the brand adopted modern nomenclature and fully industrialized its catalog towards kitchen cutlery.

Materials:
Blade: carbon steel.
Handle: horn.
Lock System: spanish palanquilla with ratchet.
Nickel silver bolsters.

Measurements:
Blade: 157 mm.
Overall: 349 mm.
Closed: 195 mm.
Tickness: 2.2 mm.
Weight: 125 grs.

Handmade in Spain.