Alfredo Anderson knife

[dkonopinski]

#2 son brought this back from Buenos Aires for his ol' Dad.





He was taken to the Anderson workshop and introduced to AA by a lawyer who was one of his English Conversation pupils who is a knife collector.

I hope you like it as much as I do.

David

[gino]

Very cool knife! Thanks for sharing it. The knife must have even more special meaning coming from your son. A very cool gesture on his part!

[tjmurphy]

WOW! That is a neat knife, you've got a good son.

[john6553]

Hello dkonopinski,
That is one awesome knife . Very nice stag handle and a very cool blade design
John

[Froggyedge]

Very nice knife!

Alfredo Andersen...
Andersen is hardly a common name in Argentina, but in Norway it is very common!

A quite well known artist born in Kristiansand in southern Norway was named Alfredo Andersen (1860 - 1935).
In 1891 he went on a journey with his father, a sailing ship captain, to South America. Outside Brazil the ship capsized and Alfredo grabbed a part of one of the sails, went ashore and started painting. He later married an Indian girl and they got several children.
His name originally was Alfred Emil Andersen, but he changed it to Alfredo Emilio Andersen.
There's got to be a connection here... Grandson of the artist?

Sorry for getting off topic!

[dkonopinski]

Thanks for the comments. Yes, he's a super lad in every way and the knife is very special to me. We are much blessed in all 3 kids.

Apologies for mis-spelling the name. Just careless. No excuses.

As to any connection between the knife-maker & the painter, I wouldn't know. Argentina has such a wide range of immigrant communities it could easily be that there's a link. I hope there is.

David

[Froggyedge]

Thanks for the comments. Yes, he's a super lad in every way and the knife is very special to me. We are much blessed in all 3 kids.

Apologies for mis-spelling the name. Just careless. No excuses.
As to any connection between the knife-maker & the painter, I wouldn't know. Argentina has such a wide range of immigrant communities it could easily be that there's a link. I hope there is.

David

Had he been born in Sweden, not many miles to the east, his (the painter's) name would probably have been Anderson. Many Scandinavian names end with son (Sweden) or sen (Norway). Back in the old days sons were identified and connected to their fathers with such names. Andersen (or Anderson) means "son of Anders". In the days of the Vikings a boy given the first name Lars (for instance) and then, if his father's name was Anders, Andersen was added. Lars Andersen - "Lars, son of Anders."

I checked Alfredo Andersen's site hoping to see some typical Scandinavian designs, but found none the few minutes I looked...

[Miller Bro's]

Very nice looking knife

[Owd Wullie]

Great knife David!

Fantastic young man to remember his dear old dad that way too.