Identify this dagger pls

[wolviex]

Originally Posted by Radu Transylvanicus

I would pompously declare it: Neo-Classical European hunting dirk, second half of 19th century.

Radu I have edited my post and I declare 1st half of the 19th century. This "heart-leaf-shaped ornament is called palmetta. I doubt it was made later when fashion has passed away

Regards

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Could very much be, Wolviex, I would rather consider it earliear than second half 19th then later than that...
Also here in USA, as Tom pertinently remarks, relatively similar knives were made and very many of them under direct or indirect German immigrants craftsmanship, a not to be taken lightly quantity or influence .

[erlikhan]

Thanks for the participations. Well, I havent seen this knife in real. Is offered in a Turkish auction site, and all I see are these pictures. I asked the seller about the material of the hilt, and his reply is" not ivory. Something like hard plastic". The answer brings another question, if such kinds of plastics were developed and used in weaponry not in 19th c. for sure, but at least, 1st quarter of 20th century or not. So?
regards

[tom hyle]

Well, the description and appearance could easily fit amber or celluloid, no?

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Early resinuos plastics or "archaic Plastics" were used even before that however not too long before 20th century and the technology was exlusivelly European at the time I think ...