Navaja
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Knife, pocket knife |
| Designations: | Navaja |
| Use: | Weapon, tool |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
Spain , ethnic groups from Spain |
| Distribution: | Spain, France |
| Overall length: | about 33 cm to about 95 cm (open) |
| Blade length: | about 17 cm to about 90 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal, horn, stone |
| Particularities: | A lot of versions |
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The Navaja is a pocket knife from Spain.
description
The Navaja has a straight or slightly curved, single-edged blade . The blade is usually smooth, without a central ridge or hollow grind. Decorative cuts are often attached to the back of the blade. The Navaja is used in Spain as a traditional pocket knife. It varies - depending on the place of origin - in length, blade shape and design. Almost every city has its own type of knife. Therefore, many versions are named after the city in which they were made (e.g. Toledo-Navaja, Saragossa-Navaja, etc.). There are so many different versions that it is impossible to list them all here (see pictures under web links). There is another sword-like knife called a navaja. It is not to be confused with the Navaja described here . The Navaja is still used in Spain today. There is a similar, traditional knife in Greece .