Please, help to identify this dagger

[carlos]

Hello everybody!
This is my last adquisition. Is a beautiful dagger with 42 cm of total length.
The blade has a good engraving in both sides of blade.
The pommel is wood.
My first impression was spanish colonial, maybe mexican or Philippines.
Any idea is wellcome!
Thanks
Carlos

[Sajen]

Hello Carlos,

nice dagger but to my eyes it has a strong North African touch and I think North-West Africa but this is just my "feeling". :shrug:

Regards,
Detlef

[Timo Nieminen]

Absent the decoration, I'd guess it to be a naval dirk, probably Russian (who used styles like this from the early 19th century (if not earlier) through to the early 20th). Could easily be non-Russian, too.

[carlos]

Thanks for answer !! The Little engraved of the blade could be philippino but the handle could be african ...
Thanks again

carlos

[Sajen]

Thanks for answer !! The Little engraved of the blade could be philippino but the handle could be african ...

Hello Carlos,

special the engraving don't look Philippine IMVHO, I would look in direction Mauritania or Senegal. Nothing by this nice piece let think me to the Philippines.

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Hello Carlos,

do you have some news regarding the origin of this dagger? :shrug:
I've researched byself a little bit in the direction I've proposed but don't find something similar, sorry.
But I am a little bit surprised that nobody else apart from Timo try a guess or have seen something like it. :rolleyes: ;)

Regards,
Detlef

[carlos]

Hello Carlos,

do you have some news regarding the origin of this dagger? :shrug:
I've researched byself a little bit in the direction I've proposed but don't find something similar, sorry.
But I am a little bit surprised that nobody else apart from Timo try a guess or have seen something like it. :rolleyes: ;)

Regards,
Detlef
Hello Detlef
I,ve reached about handle, looking for a furniture called bargueño with this type of engravings but I can,t find nothing.
Thanks in advanve for your help !!

carlos

[DaveA]

The dots and cross hatch motif is found in N. Africa. To my eye, the hilt and blade do not "go together" which means perhaps a custom made item or a happy marriage of hilt and steel later. The reverse quillions are hard to see well in the photos but they show European influence -- maybe Italy or Spain. The blade of the dagger seems Italian to me.

:shrug:

Good luck!

Dave A.

[Tim Simmons]

Spanish Sahara? The blade looks like some of those 20th century Toledo blades?