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4th October 2017, 11:42 AM
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Location: Czech Republic
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old dagger from Ethiopia
The length is cca 45 cms. Handle covered by thick brass. It think interesting piece, maybe comming from Ethiopian Somalia, or influenced at least.
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4th October 2017, 11:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Olomouc
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Very nice piece, looks much older than most daggers I've seen with that style of hilt. The blade shape seems unusual as well?
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4th October 2017, 11:54 AM
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It could be really old - maybe end of 19th/beginning of 20 th century. The curvature of th blade is interesting (but it is not bent to the sides)
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4th October 2017, 06:58 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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A beautiful piece. I've never seen anything like it before. Is the middle pommel cap missing by chance?
-Geoff |
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5th October 2017, 06:47 AM
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Location: Czech Republic
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I donīt know, if it was there originally, it is missing for a long time
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5th October 2017, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE
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Agreed ...This is old. I place http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22508 as the basic style; Billao. The hilt is extraordinary being hexagonal or near that...
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