Merenti: My dagger is indeed similar to the reproduction you referenced. I like to believe that in this case, copying is the highest form of flattery. As you look at my dagger next to your forgery, I'm sure you can tell there are not so subtle differences in the form of the blades, gauge/shape of the quillons and the quality of the wire wrapping/turks heads. If mine is indeed a forgery, the smith did an amazing job matching the gauge of the steel and curvature of the quillons between the sword and the dagger.
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