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Old 3rd November 2023, 06:55 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall View Post
... It is too long for a left hand dagger, which were out of use overall by the time of this piece, but the downturn quillons are mindful of the typical appearance.
You know left handers can be large, Jim; vide Wallace Collection page 414. In either case, centimeters, not inches . One other thing i wonder about is the approximate age of this dagger. How would you place it ? At least the blade is rather old stuff
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