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David · 11th February 2015, 06:56 PM

Interesting dagger. Looks copper to me and certainly has some age (i'd say at least pre-WWII. I have heard of the use of copper blades to strike at subjects that are supposedly magically protected against attacks by iron.
I doubt the bone is human.

11th February 2015, 06:56 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,030	Interesting dagger. Looks copper to me and certainly has some age (i'd say at least pre-WWII. I have heard of the use of copper blades to strike at subjects that are supposedly magically protected against attacks by iron. I doubt the bone is human.