Yes but, those are not named Vendettas. Such name was attributed later to these beautiful souveniers for commercial purposes, after Prosper Merimee wrote the novel Colomba. Apparently not that he narrated revenges being executed with daggers, but instead firearms, as we may read in a determined paragraph of the novel.
I guess i would not link one to the other.
But again, i know nothing ... and appologize for all this hijacking David's thread.
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