The Facon is the national knife of Argentina where the Gauchos made it famous as its large and simply shaped blade proved ideal for everything from dispatching game and livestock to repairing tack and saddles to cooking and eating the evening meal
Facon blade can trace its roots back to the 14th century where it was widely used and carried by just about everyone, from peasant and serf all the way up to the landed nobility
Cold Steel's version is forged in the classic shape from 1090 high carbon steel with a wide, thick blade that measures a full 12” long and offers extensive hand filed “jimping” along the “spine”
Handle is hand carved in traditional fashion out of exotic Malaysian Sal Wood and is capped fore and aft with a nickeled steel bolster and pommel; Includes a traditional molded leather scabbard with sewn center seam and nickeled steel chape
Specifications - Blade Length: 12 inches; Handle Length: 4 3/8 inches; Weight: 19.4 ounces
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