Help with knife & sword ID, please

DaveF · 27th June 2026, 11:24 PM

RobT,

Yes, Thanks for your comments, your points are all well made. The lack of any obvious means of suspension on the scabbard is telling and may indeed point to a symbolic use. I think the companion dagger is also lacking in that respect so I'd presume that both blades were kept next to the person in the same way. Would it be fair to say that if the use was more status/symbolic then whether you call it a cane and dagger or a sword and dagger is a moot point?

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27th June 2026, 11:24 PM	#14
DaveF Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 60	RobT, Yes, Thanks for your comments, your points are all well made. The lack of any obvious means of suspension on the scabbard is telling and may indeed point to a symbolic use. I think the companion dagger is also lacking in that respect so I'd presume that both blades were kept next to the person in the same way. Would it be fair to say that if the use was more status/symbolic then whether you call it a cane and dagger or a sword and dagger is a moot point?