My first antique blade, help with ID?

colin henshaw · 25th July 2020, 05:36 PM

A good looking knife, congratulations ! I like it, the blade especially...

As already noted, the blade does look very much in profile like some of those cut-down sword blades to be found on 18th century or older Scottish Highland dirks. I have seen very similar in museums.

From the images, I would guess the staghorn hilt does not appear to have been on there for so long, but of course it may seem older when handling.

A great first acquisition...

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25th July 2020, 05:36 PM	#8
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	A good looking knife, congratulations ! I like it, the blade especially... As already noted, the blade does look very much in profile like some of those cut-down sword blades to be found on 18th century or older Scottish Highland dirks. I have seen very similar in museums. From the images, I would guess the staghorn hilt does not appear to have been on there for so long, but of course it may seem older when handling. A great first acquisition...