Please help identify these daggers.

ASPaulding · 17th March 2022, 03:43 PM

Hello I purchased these daggers from an auction in the UK. The Teledo dagger is easy to find examples of but I'm not sure the age. Also I have seen some letter openers that Toledo make. The auctioneer said it was a 19th century dagger but it's not sharp at all. So I'm not sure if it's old or just a letter opener. Its very ornate for a letter opener. The other is definitely a military dagger. Very sharp and fuctional I just don't know how old and where it is from. There is no maker marks on the dirk. It has a rosewood handle and the mounting are silver. The blade is engraved. Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. Thank you

David R · 18th March 2022, 03:26 PM

Fairly classic of the type. The one with the "old-ivory" coloured grip looks like a 20th cent. Solingen decorative dagger, mentioned in another post here. The "coffin grip" looks to be older, and of the sort often called a Gamblers dagger or a Ladies (of the night) dagger. Nice Little items, I collect in that area myself.

ASPaulding · 18th March 2022, 11:41 PM

Thank you very much for your help. I do like them very much and how they are small enough to start a nice collection.

17th March 2022, 03:43 PM	#1
ASPaulding Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 83	Please help identify these daggers. Hello I purchased these daggers from an auction in the UK. The Teledo dagger is easy to find examples of but I'm not sure the age. Also I have seen some letter openers that Toledo make. The auctioneer said it was a 19th century dagger but it's not sharp at all. So I'm not sure if it's old or just a letter opener. Its very ornate for a letter opener. The other is definitely a military dagger. Very sharp and fuctional I just don't know how old and where it is from. There is no maker marks on the dirk. It has a rosewood handle and the mounting are silver. The blade is engraved. Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. Thank you Attached Images

18th March 2022, 03:26 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,057	Fairly classic of the type. The one with the "old-ivory" coloured grip looks like a 20th cent. Solingen decorative dagger, mentioned in another post here. The "coffin grip" looks to be older, and of the sort often called a Gamblers dagger or a Ladies (of the night) dagger. Nice Little items, I collect in that area myself.

18th March 2022, 11:41 PM	#3
ASPaulding Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 83	Thank you very much for your help. I do like them very much and how they are small enough to start a nice collection.