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8th July 2008, 03:56 AM | #1 |
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Am I Missing Something Here??
Just closed on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=002 Is there something special about this dagger that I don't know about? If this is what these are going for now I'm rich!!!!
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8th July 2008, 04:12 AM | #2 |
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It's another case of someone with lots of $ to spend but not a whole lot of smarts when it comes to what to collect? $400 for a brass blade wow! Lew |
8th July 2008, 12:52 PM | #3 |
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Probably we are overlooking how special this blade is.
To some it may seem like a tourist item or letter opener While in fact it is a bronze plug bayonet Imagine, the bronze age and someone already created a plug bayonet |
8th July 2008, 02:11 PM | #4 |
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Strange that two bidders were convinced of 'it's value'. Both seem avid collectors. Closer inspection of the dagger pictures suggests it is solidly constructed, the blade appears quite thick. It does seem to have some age ,but the pictures are poor.
Perhaps a good weapon to use... in a warehouse full of magnets If this is truly a weapon, then the reason for the use of bronze (brass, as stated in the listing) for the blade might help to ID. All I can suggest is religious reasons or a maritime use Regards David |
8th July 2008, 02:26 PM | #5 |
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Weren't brass blades sometimes made to bypass magickal protections against iron?
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8th July 2008, 02:58 PM | #6 |
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It just looks llike a 1960s Indian paperknife?
The blade really IS brass! |
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