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blue lander 25th July 2016 11:34 PM

A dagger?
 
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Anybody know what this thing is? Unfortunately I didn't win the auction for it but I'm still curious what it is.

Rick 26th July 2016 04:48 AM

The tang is almost as long as the blade.
How unusual!
The stub of a sword blade repurposed?

blue lander 26th July 2016 05:11 PM

It also looks like at least half the ricasso wouldn't fit into the scabbard. Maybe the scabbard was re-purposed from a different dagger?

fernando 26th July 2016 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick
The tang is almost as long as the blade.
How unusual!
The stub of a sword blade repurposed?

The point of the blade seems untouched, converging fullers and all. Could the ricasso, being originally a long one, have had part of its section narrowed, thus elongating the tang ? Such a riddle !
It is true the nice scabbard doesn't properly match.

corrado26 26th July 2016 06:19 PM

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I have in my collection a dagger whose dimensions are practically the same as with the dagger above. Unfortunately the scabbard is missing but the ricasso is similarly made although with only one fuller on each side of the blade.
corrado26

fernando 26th July 2016 06:56 PM

Can i humbly question that, corrado ?
The blade in your dagger is over 70% of the whole thing, whereas the blade in the item posted is less than 64%, which makes a decisive difference.
You will also pardon me but, i don't see such a similarity between both examples. But i might be blind, of course. :o

blue lander 26th July 2016 07:37 PM

The seller gave the following dimensions:

20.6 Long without tang
Ricasso width : 1,9cms
Ricasso length : 3.5 cms
Thickness : 4mm
Length of the tang 12.2 cms


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