Vendetta dagger new purchase.

[fernando]

Then you would have two styles of Vendetta Corsa .
If you care to pay a little attention to the link in post #13.
Mind you, i am no authority in this subject ... at all. Just trying to reach conclusions.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by fernando

Then you would have two styles of Vendetta Corsa .
If you care to pay a little attention to the link in post #13.
Mind you, i am no authority in this subject ... at all. Just trying to reach conclusions.

I'm certainly not an expert on these knives either Fernando!
But in this link is also written that Corsica was long time under "Genoan domination for centuries" and you surely aware about the Genovese stiletto so for me it's nearby that the Corsican stiletto knives erose from them and thus you have real antique examples.
Attached are a few Genovese examples.

Regards,
Detlef

[fernando]

Yes but, those are not named Vendettas. Such name was attributed later to these beautiful souveniers for commercial purposes, after Prosper Merimee wrote the novel Colomba. Apparently not that he narrated revenges being executed with daggers, but instead firearms, as we may read in a determined paragraph of the novel.
I guess i would not link one to the other.
But again, i know nothing ... and appologize for all this hijacking David's thread. .


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[kronckew]

A pair 'modern' folding Corsican stylet with the acute triangular edge and spine, from a dealer in Corsica, who got them from one of the last 'traditional 'Stylet' (stilleto or 'vendetta) makers on the island. Went back later to buy a fixed blade version recently, but can't find the dealer now. The Wood gripped one has the 'spanish notch' and no lock, The white bone one doesn't have the notch, but has a back lock.

[kronckew]

Aha - found the dealer again.
Ordered this fixed blade one, horn grip: (nicer box too)


Inspired by a strongly identical dagger, also known as "the respect-bearer,
this knife features a horn handle with a turquoise finish at its tip.

Fixed blade 14 cm (5.5 in.): semi-guilloche
Dimension: 23 cm (9 in.)
Weight: 86 g (3.03 oz.)

[David R]

Originally Posted by fernando

... and appologize for all this hijacking David's thread. .
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No need for apologies, I actually hoped to start a long discussion thread with my post.

What I see are two distinct styles of dagger, the fixed blade and the folder, and I have no argument with the folder being a late creation of and for the market.

The fixed blade "Stiletto" is evidently a form of Mediterranean dirk with a long ancestry, and the etching being a promotional aid to boost sales. A bit like the mottoes on Sheffield Bowies, that were non the less carried in the US during the Cowboy era.

[fernando]

Sure thing, David

[David R]

After wittering on about them, I thought it an idea to post a pic of a couple of "Sam Bell" dirks, dating to the mid 19thC and described as small enough to go on a watch chain.
He worked as a knife maker and retailer in Tennessee and later in Texas.

[fernando]

Very nice .