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kronckew · 14th September 2023, 06:08 PM

The 'chape' is the metal fitting at the pointy end of a scabbard.
Yours is a Throat piece or locket. It appears to be for a dagger as it has the eye for a suspension loop.

It's OK to call a bollock dagger by that name.

14th September 2023, 06:08 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,152	The 'chape' is the metal fitting at the pointy end of a scabbard. Yours is a Throat piece or locket. It appears to be for a dagger as it has the eye for a suspension loop. It's OK to call a bollock dagger by that name.