Renaissance dagger?

corrado26 · 10th July 2016, 08:46 AM

I bought this dagger offered as beeing from the time of the Renaissance. I am not quite sure of this and am waiting for your comments.

The sheeth is leather which was totally dryed, stiff and hard. I treated it with "Vaseline" and so it got more voluminous and softer. The wooden grip was certainly wrapped with leather whis is gone, but the symmetrically arranged nails are still there.
Total length is 330mm, length of blade is 190mm
Regards
corrado26

Multumesc · 10th July 2016, 12:06 PM

Yes, this is an original and beautiful dagger of rebirth.

CSinTX · 10th July 2016, 04:16 PM

How thick is the blade? Looks like it may have been re-purposed? Its obviously had acid on it but for cleaning or aging?

corrado26 · 11th July 2016, 07:03 AM

At the edge it has 1,0mm, at the ridge in the middle of the blade 5,8mm. The rough surface of the blade has perhaps had acid on it but I think it might be tannic acid of the leather of ist scabbard.
corrado26

mariusgmioc · 13th July 2016, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

At the edge it has 1,0mm, at the ridge in the middle of the blade 5,8mm. The rough surface of the blade has perhaps had acid on it but I think it might be tannic acid of the leather of ist scabbard.
corrado26

More likely it was heavily rusted and got cleaned with some acid or de-corroder.

Helleri · 17th July 2016, 01:07 PM

I'm a little surprised that the nails are not rose headed for how nice the rest of it is.

10th July 2016, 08:46 AM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,167	Renaissance dagger? I bought this dagger offered as beeing from the time of the Renaissance. I am not quite sure of this and am waiting for your comments. The sheeth is leather which was totally dryed, stiff and hard. I treated it with "Vaseline" and so it got more voluminous and softer. The wooden grip was certainly wrapped with leather whis is gone, but the symmetrically arranged nails are still there. Total length is 330mm, length of blade is 190mm Regards corrado26 Attached Images

10th July 2016, 12:06 PM	#2
Multumesc Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 202	Renaissance dagger Yes, this is an original and beautiful dagger of rebirth.

10th July 2016, 04:16 PM	#3
CSinTX Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 232	How thick is the blade? Looks like it may have been re-purposed? Its obviously had acid on it but for cleaning or aging?

11th July 2016, 07:03 AM	#4
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,167	At the edge it has 1,0mm, at the ridge in the middle of the blade 5,8mm. The rough surface of the blade has perhaps had acid on it but I think it might be tannic acid of the leather of ist scabbard. corrado26

17th July 2016, 01:07 PM	#6
Helleri Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Boulder Creek, CA. Posts: 202	I'm a little surprised that the nails are not rose headed for how nice the rest of it is.