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Old 31st December 2023, 03:24 PM   #1
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Hello please I need a little help with this dagger that I think is from teutonic order but I don’t know how old it may be. The mark is MCXC also down mark of a lily and in a triangle the letters H and W
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Old 1st January 2024, 02:34 AM   #2
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Nice and interesting bollock dagger.

I'm moving this to the European Section.
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Old 1st January 2024, 10:36 AM   #3
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Cotoroanta, by knowing that this is a Teutonic knife, you are obviously aware that the letters MCXC are the Roman numerals for 1190, the date the Order was founded. Perhaps the letters in the triangle, H W, would show a third one, such being a H, thus representing the Order motto: "Helfen, Wehren, Heilen" (Help, Defend, Heal).
As for the age of your example, hopefully knowledgeable members show up to say a word on it, but my modest impression is that this is a rather modern piece.
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Old 1st January 2024, 02:15 PM   #4
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More knowledgeable Fernando??? You hit that spot on with reference to this Teutonic association to this order.
More modern seems quite likely, but it seems probably 19th c. or perhaps into very early 20th and possibly with the fraternal orders that traditionally are associated in these networks.

What I find especially intriguing is the unusual blade shape (carps tongue?) and its significance.
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Old 3rd January 2024, 01:51 PM   #5
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Threads closed in view of author's attempt to enquire on countless pieces still in active commercial venues.



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