Traditionals from all over the world

“Buscamos las muchachas que bailan sin ropa.”

One night in Chihuahua a traveling companion and I decided to go looking for a couple of buddies who had gone out on the town. We didn’t know the city, and we weren’t going to ride our motorbikes around after dark, so this is what I came up with to tell the cab driver. The cabbie said there were only three possibilities, but at the first place we stopped, the jefe suggested a fourth that might be a better bet.

After a long cab ride into a northern suburb that consumed all our pesos, we found our guys and told them that they were paying from here on out. A memorable evening ensued.
 
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Svord Peasant from New Zeland:
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That's very nice ! I could carry this days in, days out. What are the scales made of ?
 
I wish I knew - looks a little bit like horn, but might be a "plastic" as well (is there an easy non destructive way to check if it's horn?).
 
Don't worry about it. It's a very classy knife. My guess, just from your picture, is : a kind of plastic. The streaks are too contrasted (and of an "unnatural" reddish hue). But there are many qualities of horn around (I have just discovered there is an ancient breed of red cows (introduced around 1000 AC) in Italy. Maybe they produce this special quality of horn. Cool ! If not, then plastic is excellent for durability because horn is not a champ in this department. Just for adding a fun fact, this pattern is called "navette" in France. It's the easiest in the pocket by far (even with 6 blades) !
 
Just wanted to add a pic of a Higonokami that I just received. I'm impressed. The pivot is tight and to keep the blade from contacting the inside of the handle I put a slice of rubber. It's similar in length and thickness to a Douk-Douk, another inexpensive "knife of the people" that punches above its dollar cost.IMG_6723-1176x1004.JPG
 
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