Stilettos

corrado26 · 15th September 2020, 07:08 PM

Just to show you a bundle of stilettos, may be you like them.

Jim McDougall · 15th September 2020, 07:21 PM

Udo, now thats what I call a beautiful 'floral' arrangement!
Stilettos are a fascinating dagger, and there are of course many ideas about how they were in use, and what period etc.
Most interesting are the 'bombardier or gunner' versions which had the often mysterious calibrations graduated on the blade. It seems some of these had curious figures which were said to to represent certain measures used in the 'art' of gunnery.

There is of course the theory that the narrow blade was the perfect size to 'spike' the touch hole of cannon in case of a battery being overrun. It seems a shame that such a beautiful dagger would be deliberately sacrificed for this mundane purpose, better to have a plain spike handy.....but then nobody 'planned' to be overrun.

Anything specific on the examples in this 'arrangement'.?

fernando · 15th September 2020, 07:54 PM

Udo, i will have all four flowers; you can keep the vase

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corrado26 · 16th September 2020, 09:29 AM

Oh, I forgot one and so I made a further photo. The longest one has a thumb ring and a four edged blade, its hilt is made of wood or horn

fernando · 17th September 2020, 06:53 PM

Are all these beauties yours, Udo ?
Does any of them have the 'centoventi' (grade) marks on their blades ?

corrado26 · 17th September 2020, 07:24 PM

Yes they are all mine but none has a scale on its blade.

15th September 2020, 07:08 PM	#1
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Stilettos Just to show you a bundle of stilettos, may be you like them. Attached Images

16th September 2020, 09:29 AM	#4
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Oh, I forgot one and so I made a further photo. The longest one has a thumb ring and a four edged blade, its hilt is made of wood or horn Attached Images

15th September 2020, 07:21 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,945	Udo, now thats what I call a beautiful 'floral' arrangement! Stilettos are a fascinating dagger, and there are of course many ideas about how they were in use, and what period etc. Most interesting are the 'bombardier or gunner' versions which had the often mysterious calibrations graduated on the blade. It seems some of these had curious figures which were said to to represent certain measures used in the 'art' of gunnery. There is of course the theory that the narrow blade was the perfect size to 'spike' the touch hole of cannon in case of a battery being overrun. It seems a shame that such a beautiful dagger would be deliberately sacrificed for this mundane purpose, better to have a plain spike handy.....but then nobody 'planned' to be overrun. Anything specific on the examples in this 'arrangement'.?

15th September 2020, 07:54 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Udo, i will have all four flowers; you can keep the vase .

17th September 2020, 06:53 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Are all these beauties yours, Udo ? Does any of them have the 'centoventi' (grade) marks on their blades ?

17th September 2020, 07:24 PM	#6
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Yes they are all mine but none has a scale on its blade.