Interesting melange of features, an innovative creation.
The 'face' on the guard reminiscent of 'green man' type theme of early to mid 17th c. English hilts.
The artistically copied 'anchor' of many 17th c. Spanish swords was never as far as I have known been seen on daggers.
In this case the pierced apertures in the blade recall Albacete style daggers and plug bayonets.
Intriguing, but certainly not of antiquity in my opinion.
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