Hi Jim and Templar,
While basically consistent with the opinions given identifying this as a gunner's dagger, I agree with Jim in that the absence of gauging is very unusal, as well as the presence of the serrations. I doubt whether these were intended to 'clean' the touch hole as they would have continously widened the hole.
As to dating, I should attribute it to the mid-19th c., based on the clear 17th c. style of the Historismus period pommel.
Best,
Michael
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