Rondel dagger

Bob A · 17th June 2016, 04:43 AM

It looks to me to be an interesting assembly of previously unrelated parts.

The blank surfaces of the pommel and guard do not seem to belong on the same object as the hilt, which itself can't seem to decide how it intends to be decorated. The cruciform marking is not in keeping with the other decoration.

Bear in mind, I know little or nothing about this sort of dagger, so you're getting an opinion backed only by my aging eyesight.

17th June 2016, 04:43 AM	#10
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 435	It looks to me to be an interesting assembly of previously unrelated parts. The blank surfaces of the pommel and guard do not seem to belong on the same object as the hilt, which itself can't seem to decide how it intends to be decorated. The cruciform marking is not in keeping with the other decoration. Bear in mind, I know little or nothing about this sort of dagger, so you're getting an opinion backed only by my aging eyesight.