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Lew · 16th June 2007, 08:09 PM

Hard to tell on this one? The blade is old but some how it does not match up with the hilt it just does not flow together smoothly. Recurved blades often if not always have a dropped hilt rather than a straight one. I think the blade was rehilted at some later point in time. Still a nice dagger.

Lew

16th June 2007, 08:09 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hard to tell on this one? The blade is old but some how it does not match up with the hilt it just does not flow together smoothly. Recurved blades often if not always have a dropped hilt rather than a straight one. I think the blade was rehilted at some later point in time. Still a nice dagger. Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 16th June 2007 at 08:27 PM.