Unknown dagger

alex8765 · 24th April 2019, 01:42 PM

Hi gents, Can you please help me to identify this dagger?
It's 13" long, hilt is brass and horn.
Thanks

thinreadline · 24th April 2019, 02:00 PM

not my area of expertise but looks like a Southern European stiletto to me.

alex8765 · 24th April 2019, 07:34 PM

Thanks! Could it be Spanish or Mexican?

thinreadline · 24th April 2019, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by alex8765

Thanks! Could it be Spanish or Mexican?

I suppose it could be Spanish , but of course its not the typical Navaja style of knife I associate with Spain , though as I said ... this is not my field.

Jim McDougall · 24th April 2019, 08:09 PM

The split grip separated by metal fixture at center etc. is a very Spanish affectation and knives fashioned after the plug bayonet form continued in Spain and its colonies well through 19th c. Often these were hunting type knives even though they looked like plug bayonets long since gone.
Here the blade is very much 'stiletto' as noted in style but of course broader and it would seem just carrying these conventions of plug bayonet and stiletto forward in a more recent dagger.

alex8765 · 24th April 2019, 08:36 PM

Thank you!

Ren Ren · 24th April 2019, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

The split grip separated by metal fixture at center etc. is a very Spanish affectation and knives fashioned after the plug bayonet form continued in Spain and its colonies well through 19th c.

I completely agree.
Therefore, I think that Argentina and Chile should also be taken into account.

24th April 2019, 01:42 PM	#1
alex8765 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 63	Unknown dagger Hi gents, Can you please help me to identify this dagger? It's 13" long, hilt is brass and horn. Thanks Attached Images

24th April 2019, 02:00 PM	#2
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	not my area of expertise but looks like a Southern European stiletto to me.

24th April 2019, 07:34 PM	#3
alex8765 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 63	Thanks! Could it be Spanish or Mexican?

24th April 2019, 08:09 PM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,747	The split grip separated by metal fixture at center etc. is a very Spanish affectation and knives fashioned after the plug bayonet form continued in Spain and its colonies well through 19th c. Often these were hunting type knives even though they looked like plug bayonets long since gone. Here the blade is very much 'stiletto' as noted in style but of course broader and it would seem just carrying these conventions of plug bayonet and stiletto forward in a more recent dagger.

24th April 2019, 08:36 PM	#6
alex8765 Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NYC Posts: 63	Thank you!