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Old 31st July 2007, 05:25 PM   #3
ham
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Ariel,

Nothing unusual I can see in this dagger-- blade may be a little earlier but the grip is rather typical Toledo work of the mid-late 19th century. It isn't nielloed, but gilt and enamelled. Motifs are certainly not Caucasian, perhaps the Moorish influence there is leading you to such a conclusion.

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