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Old 12th November 2016, 06:40 PM   #1
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Hello everybody!
This is my last adquisition. Is a beautiful dagger with 42 cm of total length.
The blade has a good engraving in both sides of blade.
The pommel is wood.
My first impression was spanish colonial, maybe mexican or Philippines.
Any idea is wellcome!
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Old 12th November 2016, 10:56 PM   #2
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Hello Carlos,

nice dagger but to my eyes it has a strong North African touch and I think North-West Africa but this is just my "feeling".

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Old 12th November 2016, 11:02 PM   #3
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Absent the decoration, I'd guess it to be a naval dirk, probably Russian (who used styles like this from the early 19th century (if not earlier) through to the early 20th). Could easily be non-Russian, too.
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Old 14th November 2016, 11:03 AM   #4
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Thanks for answer !! The Little engraved of the blade could be philippino but the handle could be african ...
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Old 14th November 2016, 02:40 PM   #5
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Thanks for answer !! The Little engraved of the blade could be philippino but the handle could be african ...
Hello Carlos,

special the engraving don't look Philippine IMVHO, I would look in direction Mauritania or Senegal. Nothing by this nice piece let think me to the Philippines.

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Old 16th November 2016, 08:00 PM   #6
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Hello Carlos,

do you have some news regarding the origin of this dagger?
I've researched byself a little bit in the direction I've proposed but don't find something similar, sorry.
But I am a little bit surprised that nobody else apart from Timo try a guess or have seen something like it.

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Old 17th November 2016, 07:23 AM   #7
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Hello Carlos,

do you have some news regarding the origin of this dagger?
I've researched byself a little bit in the direction I've proposed but don't find something similar, sorry.
But I am a little bit surprised that nobody else apart from Timo try a guess or have seen something like it.

Regards,
Detlef
Hello Detlef
I,ve reached about handle, looking for a furniture called bargueño with this type of engravings but I can,t find nothing.
Thanks in advanve for your help !!

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Old 18th November 2016, 04:22 AM   #8
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Default Northwest Africa

The dots and cross hatch motif is found in N. Africa. To my eye, the hilt and blade do not "go together" which means perhaps a custom made item or a happy marriage of hilt and steel later. The reverse quillions are hard to see well in the photos but they show European influence -- maybe Italy or Spain. The blade of the dagger seems Italian to me.



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Old 18th November 2016, 04:43 PM   #9
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Spanish Sahara? The blade looks like some of those 20th century Toledo blades?
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