Strange dagger ... can someone ID?

[fernando]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

... NO, NO, NO FERNANDO,
PLEASE DON'T BE TEMPTED TO TRY PUTTING YOUR FINGER IN THE HOLE! NEXT WE WILL SEE THIS FOR SALE INCLUDING THE FINGER TIGHTLY WEDGED ...

I wouldn't easily do that, Stu.
I only have five fingers, so can't embark into such adventures.
Unless i use my prosthesis; in that case you would end up seeing the knife up for sale with a whole rubber hand stuck into into it

Fernando

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[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by fernando

I wouldn't easily do that, Stu.
I only have five fingers, so can't embark into such adventures.
Unless i use my prosthseis; in that case you would end up seeing the knife up for sale with a whole rubber hand stuck into into it

Fernando

Now that would be REALLY interesting!!

[fearn]

Wonder if the ring is a way of securing the blade in a sheath? Perhaps you could lace it to the sheath, or use a toggle?

F

[fernando]

Originally Posted by fearn

Wonder if the ring is a way of securing the blade in a sheath? Perhaps you could lace it to the sheath, or use a toggle?

F

It's an idea; but the fact that the ring is practicaly placed at the center of the knife, obliges for its introduction well deep into the sheath, to avoid knife swinging down (center of balance is at gripo ferrule). I guess this (at least partialy) excludes the substance of such idea, right?
... This assuming there ever was a (conventional) sheath
Fernando

[fernando]

This is a hell of a coincidence ... or not?
From the collection of R.D.C. Evans, we can see in his written work, this interesting specimen, with a rather intriguing ring, in a fashion similar to the one presented in my knife.
The author considers (and i quote him) that the purpose for this hole is obscure, if indeed it has a practical function. On a second thaught he wonders if its use could be that of inserting the firearm's ram rod, to help loosening the bayonet from the gun barrel, when it gets stuck.
Obviously such purpose wouldn't suit my knife, as it certainly is not a plug bayonet. But i thaught it was interesting to bring here this case of similarity.
Evans dates his bayonet as being from the early XVIII century, and he thinks is possibly Basque.
Fernando

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