Satanic dagger, Age & country of Origin?

[David]

Originally Posted by spiral

Good luck with the letter opener you recently bought, actualy I havent a clue what it is other than it appears probably homemade & I am sure any cutler would be ashamed of that blade. Actualy I would recomend you ask Bernard. Spiral

Spiteful and ridiculously uncalled for Spiral! Try to focus and stay on topic. And if all you got out of Katana's recent post was his acknowledgement of the golden ratio you did some pretty sketchy skimming on his words. As for Bernard Levine"s case, any theory presented in the public spaces of the internet is open to examination and debate. His postion on the Florian dagger being a "satanic" dagger has been presented here by you on this forum. I see nothing unsporting or in bad taste about debating that opinion here. Mr. Levine is welcome to appear here if he wishes to defend or support his opinions himself. There is nothing in Katana's critique that shows any malice towards Mr. Levine. And untimately this is ALL opinion, even Mr. Levine's theories.
Nicely researched material Katana. But even more important than the references you uncovered is the simple understanding (so simple we so often miss it) that the signs and symbols that we identify with one thing today may have once had very different purpose and meaning 100 or more years ago. Real life is not a Hammer horror film starring Christopher Lee. Sometimes it's much worse.