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18th October 2020, 05:31 PM | #1 |
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The pommel and the crossguard of your more recent example look casted, not chiseled. So, most likely it is mid-19th century dagger. I've never seen this maker's mark before, but blade's geometry look mid-19th as well. Just my opinion. Sometimes, this seller sells artificially aged modern replicas. This dagger well could be one of those. It's hard to tell without visual examination.
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18th October 2020, 11:33 PM | #2 |
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The crossguard to me appears as a hexagon nut with two finials added.
I would be tempted to disassemble the dagger to confirm this and see if the tang matches German WW2 daggers. |
30th October 2020, 09:37 PM | #3 | |
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I don't think I'll be trying to disassemble the knife (how would one even do so while keeping the components intact?). I did, however, want to share this picture that I came across in a reference (Frederick Wilkinson's 'Antique Arms and Armor', 1972). The example (ED4) has a very similar hexagonal quillion block. Wilkinson attributes this piece to the 17th century. I can't tell from the picture if the ends of the grip terminate in ferrules or turks heads, but there are other similarities to the dagger presented in this thread. |
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31st October 2020, 08:52 AM | #4 |
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First, in my opinion the piece in the original posting is not a stiletto but a dagger.
A stiletto is characterised by the long, sleek triangular blade. Of course, some may call every knife with a sleek, pointy blade a stiletto, but that doesn't make it a stiletto. Second, your piece can be from anywhere late 19th century to well into late 20th century. The geographical location?! I cannot say as it looks rather generic to me. My two cents... |
28th November 2020, 02:04 PM | #5 |
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I am having a hard time getting past the fit and finish of the handle. I would expect the wooden handle to have proper bolsters to keep the ends from splitting or chipping.
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