Renaissance style stiletto

Wodimi · 23rd February 2013, 07:47 PM

it came together with this more common and known ceremonial dagger, what let me think thar there must be some age.

Jim McDougall · 24th February 2013, 03:54 AM

good observation, note the thuluth.

zalmoxis · 26th February 2013, 05:59 PM

I think this is a late 17th century early 18th century dagger.
You are right about the shape and being modified just adding the skin.
Looking at the blade it does not seem to have been modified from a small sword.
Second half of the 17th century had all kind of pillow swords and parring daggers with smaller cross guards.
But is just me I could be wrong.

Wodimi · 26th February 2013, 09:04 PM

I'm not longer sure zalmoxis, I think Jim with his Martini Henry socket bayonet is right. I checked it and indeed such bayonets have the same shape :-(

23rd February 2013, 07:47 PM	#1
Wodimi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 75	it came together with this more common and known ceremonial dagger, what let me think thar there must be some age. Attached Images

26th February 2013, 05:59 PM	#3
zalmoxis Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: GA USA Posts: 76	Dagger I think this is a late 17th century early 18th century dagger. You are right about the shape and being modified just adding the skin. Looking at the blade it does not seem to have been modified from a small sword. Second half of the 17th century had all kind of pillow swords and parring daggers with smaller cross guards. But is just me I could be wrong.

24th February 2013, 03:54 AM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,189	good observation, note the thuluth.

26th February 2013, 09:04 PM	#4
Wodimi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 75	I'm not longer sure zalmoxis, I think Jim with his Martini Henry socket bayonet is right. I checked it and indeed such bayonets have the same shape :-(