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Old 11th May 2017, 02:51 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc
Yep! Hunting dagger. It is the widening of the blade relative to the hilt that prevents the hand fom sliping over the blade. Czerny's has a couple on sale in their upcoming auction (lots 324, 326, 328 / auction 71) so you can check their website also. Yet, many times I found mistakes on their website, so it definitely cannot be taken as reference...
Yes, indeed they call them hunting knives (coltello da cacia) whether that is just an allegory or an attribution to practical utility.
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