Help to ID a dagger

Conduit · 11th December 2021, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

From the photos the crossguard appears to be rhino horn and the blade appears to be made from a sword's repurposed blade.

Thanks for your opinion. You may well be right and crossguard is some sort of horn. I doubt this is rhino horn, though, as it would be too good.

Rick · 11th December 2021, 10:09 PM

The horn guard (Rhino?) and the domed pommel are quite similar to elements seen on Shotel handles.
A 'married' piece?

Bob A · 11th December 2021, 10:49 PM

The grip looks more like bone than ivory to me, and has a certain African flavor in the carving. the pommel cap looks like copper to me, and again points to Africa, in my uninformed lack of expertise.

The blade was probably re-purposed. The rattan stumps me.

Interesting knife. Where did you find it?

kronckew · 12th December 2021, 02:27 AM

The blade looks like it has it's central 'ridge' from a slight overlap of two blade halves forge welded together, an african technique.

11th December 2021, 10:09 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Horn of Africa The horn guard (Rhino?) and the domed pommel are quite similar to elements seen on Shotel handles. A 'married' piece?

11th December 2021, 10:49 PM	#3
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 436	The grip looks more like bone than ivory to me, and has a certain African flavor in the carving. the pommel cap looks like copper to me, and again points to Africa, in my uninformed lack of expertise. The blade was probably re-purposed. The rattan stumps me. Interesting knife. Where did you find it?

12th December 2021, 02:27 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,224	The blade looks like it has it's central 'ridge' from a slight overlap of two blade halves forge welded together, an african technique.