dagger of Albacete/Spain

corrado26 · 13th October 2017, 02:41 PM

After having had some severe troubles with ignorant custom employees I finally got this dagger this morning. Hope you like it.
corrado26

carlos · 14th October 2017, 01:41 PM

What a beatiful piece, personally i would prefer dagger without the year engraved.
Thanks
Carlos

corrado26 · 14th October 2017, 05:09 PM

I'd prefer a blade without a struck date too but unfortunately it is as it is.
corrado26

Rick · 14th October 2017, 06:35 PM

What kind of problems did Customs have with this dagger?

corrado26 · 14th October 2017, 07:03 PM

Although I showed them the Albacete Museums catalogue with
fotos of daggers very similar to my example and although the year 1886 was struck into the blade they have only been very hardly to convince that this is an antique piece and not a remake. It was a nearly 40 minutes fight against ignorance and stupidity.
corrado26

GIO · 14th October 2017, 07:45 PM

So, if I have well understood, in Germany you can import freely an antique dagger, while you may have problems in importing an exact contemporary made copy ? I hope I am wrong...

fernando · 14th October 2017, 08:32 PM

What a nice cuchillo de farolillos (lantern), corrado.
The jaula (cage) grip exactly like other examples of the 19th century, as the one in the catalogue you show and the one i post here, if you don't mind

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The blade in yours being more plain, and the date somehow crude, comparing to the ones usually decorated and with a hand engraved date. The velvet scabbard is also most similar.

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13th October 2017, 02:41 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,207	dagger of Albacete/Spain After having had some severe troubles with ignorant custom employees I finally got this dagger this morning. Hope you like it. corrado26 Attached Images

14th October 2017, 08:32 PM	#7
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	What a nice cuchillo de farolillos (lantern), corrado. The jaula (cage) grip exactly like other examples of the 19th century, as the one in the catalogue you show and the one i post here, if you don't mind . The blade in yours being more plain, and the date somehow crude, comparing to the ones usually decorated and with a hand engraved date. The velvet scabbard is also most similar. . Attached Images

14th October 2017, 01:41 PM	#2
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 738	What a beatiful piece, personally i would prefer dagger without the year engraved. Thanks Carlos

14th October 2017, 05:09 PM	#3
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,207	I'd prefer a blade without a struck date too but unfortunately it is as it is. corrado26

14th October 2017, 06:35 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,294	What kind of problems did Customs have with this dagger?

14th October 2017, 07:03 PM	#5
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,207	Although I showed them the Albacete Museums catalogue with fotos of daggers very similar to my example and although the year 1886 was struck into the blade they have only been very hardly to convince that this is an antique piece and not a remake. It was a nearly 40 minutes fight against ignorance and stupidity. corrado26

14th October 2017, 07:45 PM	#6
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 313	So, if I have well understood, in Germany you can import freely an antique dagger, while you may have problems in importing an exact contemporary made copy ? I hope I am wrong...