An amazing pirate collection!

broadaxe · 24th June 2017, 06:21 PM

That small dagger/knife is a generic west-Mediterranean dirk, carried by both sailors and land people along the shores of Spain, France, Italy and the islands nearby.
The two objects in the 1st photo are not sextants but its direct forefather, the octant (with apparently original cases, very cool!).

M ELEY · 25th June 2017, 04:22 AM

Opps! So you are right, Broadaxe! Octants they are. Thanks for the dagger info. Fernando and you both astutely identified it and makes sense it would be in his collection. Thought you might like the pics.

Now...where's Jim?

24th June 2017, 06:21 PM	#1
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	That small dagger/knife is a generic west-Mediterranean dirk, carried by both sailors and land people along the shores of Spain, France, Italy and the islands nearby. The two objects in the 1st photo are not sextants but its direct forefather, the octant (with apparently original cases, very cool!).

25th June 2017, 04:22 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,184	Opps! So you are right, Broadaxe! Octants they are. Thanks for the dagger info. Fernando and you both astutely identified it and makes sense it would be in his collection. Thought you might like the pics. Now...where's Jim?