View Full Version : Midshipmans dirk or italian spike dagger?
phil.reid
30th August 2023, 11:03 AM
Purchased this thinking it was a plain naval dirk, possibly british but comes descibed as italian stiletto! What i thought was a double edged blade is actually a 4 soded curved spike with shallow fuller to each side, curious! Any help appreciated. You can see what cross section of blade is like from photo of mouth of the scabbard
fernando
30th August 2023, 11:15 AM
Certainly not a spike dagger; those would have straight blades, right ? Neither a stilleto, for the same reason. Beautiful piece, in any case :cool:.
Triarii
30th August 2023, 03:13 PM
Looks like a hoof shape on the end of the grip - some form of hunting knife?
Sajen
30th August 2023, 04:11 PM
Yes, it's a French hunting dagger, see here my example with different handle: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24454&highlight=french+dagger
Regards,
Detlef
phil.reid
30th August 2023, 11:44 PM
Yes, it's a French hunting dagger, see here my example with different handle: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24454&highlight=french+dagger
Regards,
Detlef
Great knowledge and thankyou for sharing your example
Sajen
31st August 2023, 06:05 AM
Great knowledge and thankyou for sharing your example
You're welcome!:)
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