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Old 24th April 2019, 01:42 PM   #1
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Hi gents, Can you please help me to identify this dagger?
It's 13" long, hilt is brass and horn.
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Old 24th April 2019, 02:00 PM   #2
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not my area of expertise but looks like a Southern European stiletto to me.
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Old 24th April 2019, 07:34 PM   #3
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Thanks! Could it be Spanish or Mexican?
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Old 24th April 2019, 07:53 PM   #4
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Thanks! Could it be Spanish or Mexican?
I suppose it could be Spanish , but of course its not the typical Navaja style of knife I associate with Spain , though as I said ... this is not my field.
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Old 24th April 2019, 08:09 PM   #5
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The split grip separated by metal fixture at center etc. is a very Spanish affectation and knives fashioned after the plug bayonet form continued in Spain and its colonies well through 19th c. Often these were hunting type knives even though they looked like plug bayonets long since gone.
Here the blade is very much 'stiletto' as noted in style but of course broader and it would seem just carrying these conventions of plug bayonet and stiletto forward in a more recent dagger.
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Old 24th April 2019, 08:36 PM   #6
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Thank you!
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Old 24th April 2019, 08:41 PM   #7
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The split grip separated by metal fixture at center etc. is a very Spanish affectation and knives fashioned after the plug bayonet form continued in Spain and its colonies well through 19th c.
I completely agree.
Therefore, I think that Argentina and Chile should also be taken into account.
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