Dirk?

[mgolab]

Hello:

I just picked this up. Blade is 13.25 inches, overall 20 inches, nice wire grip and fleur de lis pommel. Overall weight is 1.43 pounds. Unfortunately, some prior owner heavily polished the blade, but some etching still remains.

I also tried to take a close up picture of the brass.

[mgolab]

another image

[Perl]

Etching ?
Hard to belive there was any etching from begining
But thats a guess do not know this dagger type , but someone might now ?

Regards
Pär

[Sajen]

The blade seems to be nickel plated or chromed and what you think to be etching is corrosion which comes through.

[mgolab]

here is another picture of the wire grip at the collar. The wire is tucked under the collar.

[mgolab]

Originally Posted by Sajen

The blade seems to be nickel plated or chromed and what you think to be etching is corrosion which comes through.

the blade is just highly polished. There is no flaking on the blade.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by mgolab

the blade is just highly polished. There is no flaking on the blade.

If the blade is not nickel-plated or chrome-plated, it is made of high-alloy steel—i.e., "stainless"—and this is corrosion breaking through. It is definitely not a trace of former etching.

Regards,
Detlef

[mgolab]

here is a very close up of the blade. I disagree that it is stainless steel.