19th century gothic dagger?

David · 30th August 2010, 04:39 PM

From what i can tell this category of "Dague Romantique" seems a bit vague, but i would say that your example seems to fit well within it. I would take the "carried by prostitutes" line with a grain of salt as so far i can only find that as a line from sellers to entice sale. Do you have an academic reference to this use. Here is a link to a similar style dagger (different figure and motif) that was claimed "satanic" in nature.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ack+notre+dame
Here are some examples of what i could find on the web also described as "Dague Romantique".

30th August 2010, 04:39 PM	#20
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	From what i can tell this category of "Dague Romantique" seems a bit vague, but i would say that your example seems to fit well within it. I would take the "carried by prostitutes" line with a grain of salt as so far i can only find that as a line from sellers to entice sale. Do you have an academic reference to this use. Here is a link to a similar style dagger (different figure and motif) that was claimed "satanic" in nature. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ack+notre+dame Here are some examples of what i could find on the web also described as "Dague Romantique". Attached Images