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Norman McCormick · 14th January 2008, 07:57 PM

Hi,
After doing a little searching on the net I came across the description of a dagger from Crete than seems to tie in quite well with this one from the description of the blade down to the three pins in and the shape of the bone handle. Apparently it was usual for a husband to be to give his intended bride a small dagger as a gift before the wedding, this dagger is 8 1/2 inches long the blade being 5 inches small enough to be made for a woman. Google Cretan dagger. Of course I could be well off the mark but just a thought.
On another note anybody know which type and how to treat bone that can be used for dagger/sword handles/hilts.
Regards,
Norman.

14th January 2008, 07:57 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi, After doing a little searching on the net I came across the description of a dagger from Crete than seems to tie in quite well with this one from the description of the blade down to the three pins in and the shape of the bone handle. Apparently it was usual for a husband to be to give his intended bride a small dagger as a gift before the wedding, this dagger is 8 1/2 inches long the blade being 5 inches small enough to be made for a woman. Google Cretan dagger. Of course I could be well off the mark but just a thought. On another note anybody know which type and how to treat bone that can be used for dagger/sword handles/hilts. Regards, Norman.