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					Originally Posted by TVV
					
				 
				Dom, 
I am not sure this dagger was ever meant to have a dolphin (seamonster) shaped chape. ...snip... Casting a dolphin chape may have been out of his ability, and adding one now, over a century later, will only ruin the authenticity of what is an interesting and very nice Northern African dagger.  
			
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 Hi Teodor
thanks to share a reflexion with me
your point of view makes sense, when you said; "
will only ruin the authenticity"
in fact I have been attracted by what I found with "google picture" 
I saw a "Silver Ottoman 19th C. Turkish Greek Bichaq Dagger" same size than mine, 
with exactly the same chape that I had in reserve  
thanks again, to have helping me in ideas exchange
best regards
à +
Dom