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Matchlock · 10th December 2013, 04:56 PM

Hi Jasper,

I do like this dagger a lot!

The quillons strongly remind me of the cypher-8 shaped hilts of Katzbalgers.

Have ever seen a sword hilt with this type of quillons?

Best,
Michael

10th December 2013, 04:56 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Jasper, I do like this dagger a lot! The quillons strongly remind me of the cypher-8 shaped hilts of Katzbalgers. Have ever seen a sword hilt with this type of quillons? Best, Michael