The Spanish Navaja-The First Tactical Folder?

In this video I'll show you the classic Spanish Navaja folding knife. These were designed in 16th-17th Century Spain as folding defensive knives, and while initally popular with the lower class and Gypsies, their popularity quickly spread throughout the socio-economic spectrum as truly an "everyman's defensive folding knife"!

[@anderarraa249]

Many years ago, the law says that you cannot carry a blade like a sword. But you can carry a folding knife no matter the size. So the people starts carring folding giant knives to use as a sword. Saludos from Spain

[@44444fernan]

That's not true, the blade cannot be larger than 11 cm. Less than 11 cm is possible to carry a navaja (automatic are also banned)

[@John-mf6ky]

@@44444fernan he's not talking about current day..

[@zealotzealot4848]

​@@44444fernanyou are ignorant, baby.

[@zealotzealot4848]

Los españoles de entonces eran un pueblo muy valiente y bravo, con la sangre caliente. Tenian cojones. Los españoles de ahora son... europeos. Dejaron de tener cojones y de ser españoles.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

What a gorgeous blade. Absolutely stunning.

[@squarebynature]

The grandparent of all folding knives. The navajas are just awesome and their history super interesting, go down the rabit hole and it's amazing how they litterally opened a new world and style of fighting. Great book indeed!

[@blipblip88]

Them old timey Spanish people shore musta had big pockets!

[@longrider42]

They would tuck the Navaja, into the sash they normally wore.

[@SharpChronofighter]

So happy to watch new knife vids from you Frank! Please keep on posting knife vids man... take care! 👍🙂🖐🍻

[@GunCollector007]

What a great video!

[@gasparortega8838]

Man , I would love to have one of those!

[@alecmiller2270]

Same

[@joeframo3347]

Grandways got some freaking nice looking knives😎👍🙂

[@zealotzealot4848]

Yes indeed. And modern combat navaja is Cold Steel Espada.

[@ashleyhaneul21]

Cool history about the Navaja.

[@franciscgarcialinares6999]

Buena navaja hay ma's grandes

[@Miki59]

Good choice

[@176bammm]

...The book illustrations on the cover showing a combat scene...Appear to show the knife fighters using small /medium size shields or buckler....

[@adriabel1479]

Those aren't shields, they are using their cloaks as protection against slashes

[@Miki59]

Few people can handle a Navaja. I don't want to challenge someone who can do that. greeting

[@longrider42]

The Ratcheting sound may not mean much now. But if you where walking the street of a Spanish town, back in the 1800's, after dark, and you heard that sound. Yeah, things where about to get messy. I have heard and read that many times, as a knife collector.

[@timothypatterson5244]

What is the 3rd knife over? I’m trying to price one out just like it.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

its blade looks larger than the espada xl which is a 10 inch blade i think, i own a navaja almost identical in design and its a 14 inch blade

[@superbuddyfranklin]

XL Espada is 7.5 inch blade. Beautiful strong knife.

[@Dantheferret]

Why does the video freeze at 3:22?

[@MrRugercat45]

Could be something that i did, maybe cut a piece of the video out because of an error or something like that. Thanks for letting me know, I can see if I can fix it, after this hellish weekend is over. Honestly my tech skills are very limited and these videos are quite old, I am not a tech guy nor do I pretend to be. I’m a knife, gun, and primitive skills guy. Steel, stone and bone are what I’m good at. I’m so busy staying afloat that it’s been almost impossible to find time to make the videos I have planned, and there are many. Trying to not be homeless next month is my focus at the moment. I’m really grateful that you’re watching my videos, that’s a passion for me. I wish i could make it pay money and make better content. Have a great weekend and thanks for letting me know about the problem.

[@Dantheferret]

@@MrRugercat45 okay

[@muhammadwega5103]

Falchion knife is navaja?

[@urafaelarochabelmonte4718]

No no no no.......! Lo que menos tiene es belleza, ¿vale? Su diseño es nobleza, pero su sonido y hoja de acero producía terror entre las tropas francesas.

[@muhammadwega5103]

@@urafaelarochabelmonte4718 uh habla espanol? Gerra? KAYEDO? HEEE SANTIAGO?

[@urafaelarochabelmonte4718]

@@muhammadwega5103 habló español porque además soy español y Catalá, ¿vale? No pretenderas, que escriba en un idioma que desconozco, ¿verdad? De todos modos centrándonos en el tema, España es un país de muchísima tradición navajera .

[@muhammadwega5103]

@@urafaelarochabelmonte4718 ah si si si punte negroto?

[@urafaelarochabelmonte4718]

@@muhammadwega5103 que coño es eso de "negroto", ¿acaso es un nuevo vocablo que te acabas de inventar?

[@jamesluther3506]

The video just stopped

[@bunsonhoneydew9099]

The ratchet sounds like a rattlesnake to me.

[@julianmartinez1350]

Tiny knifes for us spaniards