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Hi all. The black sheep is back in the flock.
![]() ![]() ![]() To the blades now. I suppose this is a Spanish dagger. Please tell me if I am right and please guess its age. There is something strange in a hole in the blade. The blade is plated (I think later). |
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Yes, I would guess Spanish, certainly Mediterranean coast of Spain, Corisica, more Spain.
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YES, ITīS FROM SPAIN, FROM THE CITY OF ALBACETE. THERE ARE A TYPICAL SPANISH KNIFE FROM THIS AREA.I THINK ITīS FROM THE FIRST OF 19 CENTURY.
IN THE BOOK " ARMAS BLANCAS EN ESPAŅA", OF RAFAEL OCETE RUBIO APPEARS ONE VERY SIMILAR, PAG 91. HE CALLS LIKE "KNIVES FROM ALBACETE TYPE B". |
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Carlos -
I've heard that these were sometimes used as plug bayonets, any truth to that? I've one also, although considerably less ornate. Rich |
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I THINK THIS KNIFE WAS ONLY MADE FOR GENERAL USE OR FOR HUNTING. THERE ARE A KNIFE THAT WAS MADE TO BE BAYONET TOO., ITīS SIMILAR, BUT NO ITīS THE SAME. THIS KNIFE WAS PLACED IN THE FINAL PART OF THE BARREL. THE PROBLEM WAS I CANīT FIRE WITH THE KNIFE!! |
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Indeed, I confirm Carlos' attribution: a Spanish dagger, 19th. c., from the city of Albacete.
The punched decoration and the the pierced blade with brass fillings are also typical and put this one into the "higher than average" category. The brass "plugs" tend to be the first thing to be lost in the exemplars that feature them, as well as the handle's bone "ribs". This one is very nice, well-preserved and complete, together with the sheath, no less (it should be made of cardboard, by the way). My sincere congratulations. |
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