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Originally Posted by fernando
... and appologize for all this hijacking David's thread.  .
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No need for apologies, I actually hoped to start a long discussion thread with my post.
What I see are two distinct styles of dagger, the fixed blade and the folder, and I have no argument with the folder being a late creation of and for the market.
The fixed blade "Stiletto" is evidently a form of Mediterranean dirk with a long ancestry, and the etching being a promotional aid to boost sales. A bit like the mottoes on Sheffield Bowies, that were non the less carried in the US during the Cowboy era.