Any ideas as to the origin of this guardless dagger?

Daniel · 16th January 2007, 09:51 PM

The shape reminds me of both a sharpening steel (ground down flat), or a cabinet maker's burnisher (for turning the edge on cabinet scrapers). Is the cross section flat, or oval?
DD

katana · 19th January 2007, 03:29 AM

Hi DD,
oval in section.....you might be on to something

Daniel · 19th January 2007, 04:58 AM

I have a couple of burnishers with oval cross section. They don't have pointed ends, but that would be easy to add--for whatever reason. The handle on your's looks bench made to me. The kind of style you see on WWII theatre made knives. It may be that someone converted a tool into a weapon.
DD

16th January 2007, 09:51 PM	#1
Daniel Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 16	The shape reminds me of both a sharpening steel (ground down flat), or a cabinet maker's burnisher (for turning the edge on cabinet scrapers). Is the cross section flat, or oval? DD

19th January 2007, 03:29 AM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi DD, oval in section.....you might be on to something

19th January 2007, 04:58 AM	#3
Daniel Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 16	I have a couple of burnishers with oval cross section. They don't have pointed ends, but that would be easy to add--for whatever reason. The handle on your's looks bench made to me. The kind of style you see on WWII theatre made knives. It may be that someone converted a tool into a weapon. DD