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[colin henshaw]

Browsing the internet.. I see the curling hilt finials to my dagger are similar to those on some dagger and sword hilts in the European bronze and iron ages. Mere coincidence ?

[Battara]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Browsing the internet.. I see the curling hilt finials to my dagger are similar to those on some dagger and sword hilts in the European bronze and iron ages. Mere coincidence ?

Yes. The types of daggers that you have pictured are Celtic from around the Hallstadt cultures period in Europe. These are often called "antenna" daggers.

The dagger in question is from the Canadian section of North America. Here is a picture of one from Skinner Auctions and a link to one our threads on the forum:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18872

And sometimes these were made of iron, or recycled steel files.

[David]

I would agree with José here. This definitely looks like a Northwest Native blade. Here's some discussion of one with a copper blade.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18874