Vintage Rebenque or Gaucho Whip from Argentina - w1623 cup 2cm) x 6"(15cm)

2cm) x 6"(15cm)

Dimensions : Total length 8½" (21

They are made of iron or steel

Total length 5" (12

Various directories and court records record them at this address from the 1780's and James Swaine

Vintage Rebenque or Gaucho Whip from Argentina - w1623 cup 2cm) x 6"(15cm)A rebenque, an Argentinian whip carried by gauchos. These heavy whips serve both as a whip for horses and cattle and as a club or weapon. They are worn hung from the gaucho's belt. In this example the handle of the whip is covered in plain rawhide. This has a good aged patina with some old stains and scars It has lost the loop which would attach the rebenque to the belt. It has a broad strap like lash, apparently very wide straps like this were often