Late 18th c. to mid. 19th c. Santa Cruz de Mudela dagger

[Sajen]

I am the happy winner of this small (23 cm) late 18th century to mid. 19th century Santa Cruz de Mudela dagger. The blade shows thick encrusted corrosion which I will remove soon as I have it in my hands.
The seller thought that it's a Ligurian dagger but I got told from a knowledgeable collector that it's from Spain.

Like usual, all comments are very welcome!

[Pendita65]

Detlef, your home turns into an armoury thnx for sharing its a nice dagger.

Regards, Martin

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Pendita65

Detlef, your home turns into an armoury thnx for sharing its a nice dagger.

Hi Martin,

You could be right but this little dagger doesn't matter!

Regards,
Detlef

[Sajen]

Here is a picture of how I received the little dagger, thick encrusted corrosion.

[Sajen]

And here the same dagger after I've cleaned and polished it.

And a picture together with other daggers of similar size for comparison.

[M ELEY]

Wow, Sajen, you did a great job restoring the surface of this awesome dagger. Did you use any solvent or just 'elbow grease'

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Wow, Sajen, you did a great job restoring the surface of this awesome dagger. Did you use any solvent or just 'elbow grease'

Thank you! The side I've pictured was cleaned by elbow grease only, the other side I've cleaned from the thick rust layer with vinegar essence but I will have the same elbow grease work to polish the surface and get out most of the pitting and to polish the surface.

Regards,
Detlef