Hello everyone,
I was waiting for a week to post this as I stumbled upon a very similar dagger to the one I posted here 3 years ago. I needed to wait for the auction to end before I could ask questions about it.
Here is the link to the now ended auction (moderators, please let me know if this is consistent with the rules).
You will see the hilt furniture and dimensions are virtual twins of the item originally posted on this thread. The only significant difference that I can see is that the blade of the recently sold dagger has a maker's mark. I'm wondering if that indicates any clues about the age/origin of my piece shown in the first post.
I am including pictures from the auction below so they may remain after the auction link is no longer active.
I look forward to reading your perspectives.