Unusual Bronze / Brass Dagger

[stilgar]

Hi All,

Looking for some help ID'ing this dagger as I haven;t been able to find a similar example anywhere.

Appears to be made of brass and it is 7.5" long.

Thanks!

Calum

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[toaster5sqn]

Is the blade a separate piece riveted to the handle or is it cast as one piece?
The fact that it looks like a one piece casting with fake rivets makes me suspect a modern fantasy piece. Or possibly someone's home casting of a dagger with a separate riveted steel blade.
The pommel reminds me of Celtic 'antenna' swords but its more an inspired by look rather than a close match.

Robert

[Richard G]

Reminds me of one of them 'Luristan' daggers.
Best wishes
Richard

[kai]

The fact that it looks like a one piece casting with fake rivets makes me suspect a modern fantasy piece. Or possibly someone's home casting of a dagger with a separate riveted steel blade.
The pommel reminds me of Celtic 'antenna' swords but its more an inspired by look rather than a close match.
I'm with Robert - probably modern and possibly antenna-inspired... :shrug: :o

[stilgar]

Is the blade a separate piece riveted to the handle or is it cast as one piece?
The fact that it looks like a one piece casting with fake rivets makes me suspect a modern fantasy piece. Or possibly someone's home casting of a dagger with a separate riveted steel blade.
The pommel reminds me of Celtic 'antenna' swords but its more an inspired by look rather than a close match.

Robert

Yeah it seems like it was cast in one piece but made to look like the blade is rivetted to the handle so I think it must be a replica or fantasy piece.

Thanks all for the help!

[robinpeck]

I have one with a "Happy Birthday" inscription in German, dated 1944 in Antwerp. My guess is that it is a souvenir "letter opener" in the form of a miniature bronze-age Celtic sword.

[milandro]

so this is an object made in Antwerp ( Antwerpen is Antwerp in Dutch-Flemish) 16 April 1944 or celebrating an event which happened there.

[milandro]

there is one, an almost Identical one, which is for sale now on a Dutch second hand site (cannot post the pics per forum rules)

This demonstrates these Items are modern and frequent replicas found in Belgium and the Netherlands