Unknown Venezian(?) "marine" dagger

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Hi Jim,

I've been looking at this one and mumbling a lot. The best story I can come up with--not a perfect one, is that it's an artilleryman's knife. Under this interpretation, the tip is there to clear the touch-hole, the cutouts are there as gauges for different diameter balls, for use in sorting them fast.

Best,

F