Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn 8.25" Uruguayan Style Facón Gaucho Knife Rosewood Handle Solingen, Germany

Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn 8.25" Uruguayan style facón with a carbon steel blade, and a round Uruguan style nickel bolster and rosewood handles. No sheath. 

Knife has been used and sharpened in a little, we opted to only give the blade a light cleaning and leave the rest alone to preserve its condition as much as possible. It is not sharp, if you would like it sharpened please ask. 

This knife has a hand ground carbon steel blade which looks to be early to mid 20th century manufacture. It has a footprint similar to a chef knife but has a narrower blade thicker at the spin characteristic of knives made for Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay that were used as all purpose knives (including as fighting knives) and are sometimes referred to as "gaucho knives". Beginning in the 19th century Solingen exported these knives to South America and many of the old makers are still well known in these countries. 

I am a little unclear on the age of this knife, the markings are mid 20th century, this and the construction style could place it from the 1920s to early 1960s.