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6th February 2009, 07:27 PM
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GAUDIEST KNIFE COMPETITION, MY ENTRY
THIS FINE SPECIMIN IS MY GAUDIEST AND I CHALLENGE ONE AND ALL TO TOP IT.
 PLEASE EXCUSE THE QUALITY OF MY PICTURES AS I HAD TO GO BACK TO MY OLD CAMERA WHICH IS NOT VERY GOOD BECAUSE I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESIZE PHOTOS FROM MY GOOD CAMERA. THIS FINE DAGGER IS MUCH MORE MAGNIFICENT IN PERSON AND SURLEY BELONGED TO THE GREAT POOBAH HIMSELF. 
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6th February 2009, 07:56 PM
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YOU WIN
....actually I had to wear these "  " to fully appreciate its subtle beauty Regards David |
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6th February 2009, 09:49 PM
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This is about the gaudiest I have .
 
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6th February 2009, 09:56 PM
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the Topkapi (sp?) dagger. Still definitely the gaudiest I've seen. Rich S |
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6th February 2009, 10:27 PM
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I humbly bow in the presence of your daggers mighty glare
 I offer you my condolences, I mean congratulations.Robert |
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6th February 2009, 10:39 PM
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Who was the original owner? Liberace of Arabia?
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7th February 2009, 01:49 AM
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Setting the bar pretty high there Vandoo!
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7th February 2009, 03:20 AM
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Here is mine.
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12th February 2009, 01:51 AM
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My entry is from e-bay ( listing is over and done with).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170293706168 Cannot compete with Vandoo's beauty, but... how about bronze medal? |
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7th August 2012, 05:24 AM
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I RAN ACROSS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS SORT OF DAGGER ON EBAY. IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ETHIOPEAN DRESS DAGGER. I DIDN'T BUY IT SO THERE MAY BE HOPE OUT THERE FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE KING OF BLING
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7th August 2012, 04:49 PM
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JUDL!!!!!! Absolutely priceless!!!!! Barry, what an amazingly interesting idea for a thread, and cant wait to see the competition continue ...but gotta admit yourswill be tough to beat. This thing is truly the king of kitsch! |
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7th August 2012, 06:08 PM
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These all look like they've come straight out of Elton John's cutlery drawer.
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7th August 2012, 08:32 PM
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Here's one from The Wallace Collection that caught my eye.
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13th August 2012, 08:31 PM
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--Brilliantly or excessively showy. --Cheaply showy in a tasteless way. --Ostentatiously ornamented. The Wallace Collection dagger you show above is one of the most beautiful and outstanding examples of Mughal art. As such, and considering the content of this thread, I'd refrain from using the term "gaudiest". "Brilliantly made" is more like it:-) |
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