Dagger from a newbie

fernando · 7th February 2011, 03:17 PM

Hi vantique, welcome to the forum.
Nice piece; looks old ... late 18th century?
Grip could be either wood or bone ... even ivory? Not the skin wrapping type, i would say.
Perhaps trying to find its origin, before deciding the ideal material for the grip?
I wonder if it is a Western piece.
Let's see what other members say about it.
... Also you should try and post a close up picture of the marking. That K is hardly visible; even harder to figure out what is across it.

7th February 2011, 03:17 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi vantique, welcome to the forum. Nice piece; looks old ... late 18th century? Grip could be either wood or bone ... even ivory? Not the skin wrapping type, i would say. Perhaps trying to find its origin, before deciding the ideal material for the grip? I wonder if it is a Western piece. Let's see what other members say about it. ... Also you should try and post a close up picture of the marking. That K is hardly visible; even harder to figure out what is across it.