Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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BrothersKeeper
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Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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I am a newbie here and need help identifying a very ornate folding bowie knife I have acquired. This unique knife features impressively ornate black and gold etchings on both sides of the mirror polished stainless steel blade. On one side is an etching of "La Catedral Toledo", the Roman Catholic Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo, Spain built in the 15th Century. On the other side is an etching of "El Alcazar", an Islamic castle built in Toledo, Spain in the 3rd Century. Any information would be much appreciated.
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Re: Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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Your cool looking knife is a modern tourist item from Toledo. Souvenir shops in Spain are full of panel etched knives of all sorts for sale.
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Re: Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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Thanks for the info Gunsil. Not what I was hoping for but good to know.
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Re: Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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Nice piece and of course a small piece of the great cutlery tradition in Toledo and also Albacete!! This one , as already stated is more a lesser quality knife for the never ending sea of tourist's in Southern Spain...more of a trophy then a real blade...but still a reminder what early skills Spanish cutlers had!!
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Re: Help Identifying Ornate Folding Bowie from Toledo Spain

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Thanks for your response Alien883. Just found this on the internet which must be a legitimate vintage knife:
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