Condor Selknam Knife

Designed by Walter Matthews the Condor Selknam has a full tang blade with a convex edge, the back of the handle also has a notch for use a bowdrill. It has a Condor Classic finish and a “Coconut Breaker” for breaking or crushing elements.  The back of the handle has a notch for use as a “Bowdrill” and a scraper for starting fire with ferrocerium rods, thanks to its 90° steel cut.

The Selknam Knife honors the aboriginal inhabitants of “Tierra del Fuego” in the extreme south of Chile. Extinguished between the 19th and 20th centuries, they were skilled hunters, fishers, and nomadic land collectors of great size and strength.

Who is Walter Matthews?

Walter A Matthews is a survival techniques specialist who also served as an officer for more than 20 years in the Chilean Marine Corps. In 2005 he founded in Chile the first Survival and Primitive Skills school. As an S.E.R.E. Instructor, he has also trained Special Forces operators on survival techniques. His tactical experience, self-reliance, primitive skills, and bushcraft tecniques in diferent locations throughout the world, give him the ability to design various types of knives and outdoor tools.