Bombardier stilettos

Jim McDougall · 26th May 2009, 10:20 PM

Does anyone out there have an example of the so called 'bombardier' stilettos, with graduated lines and numerics presumed to measure charges?

kisak · 26th May 2009, 10:58 PM

Hessink had one for sale a while ago: http://hessink.nl/Webalbum/thor/wapens/1396_frame.htm

There's also one on display in the Army Museum in Stockholm. I'm not sure if I forgot to take a picture of the museum's description, or if it might have been lacking altogether. Either way, I'm afraid I can't provide any information beyond the picture itself there. It's displayed in a manner suggesting it was a gunner's item though.

celtan · 27th May 2009, 02:10 AM

It is most certainly an 17th-18thC. gunner's stiletto. A friend of mine has one. I never understood what the numbers meant: Bore?

How was it used? Was it stuck in the charge, to adjust it for reach by removing excess?

M

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Originally Posted by kisak

Hessink had one for sale a while ago: http://hessink.nl/Webalbum/thor/wapens/1396_frame.htm

There's also one on display in the Army Museum in Stockholm. I'm not sure if I forgot to take a picture of the museum's description, or if it might have been lacking altogether. Either way, I'm afraid I can't provide any information beyond the picture itself there. It's displayed in a manner suggesting it was a gunner's item though.

Jim McDougall · 27th May 2009, 05:34 AM

Thank you guys, I'm not sure what made me think of these, but I'm trying to find an article on them around here somewhere.
I cant figure the numbers either...it seems if to measure an amount of powder, the number near the hilt must represent a huge charge.

All the best,
Jim

broadaxe · 27th May 2009, 04:14 PM

Here is a nice one from Oriental-Arms, bought by a good friend of mine.
http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=2314
We had this dagger replicated by a knifemaker, with interchanging blades (they were taken from fencing foils therefore have square cross section rather triangle one): one has a sharp point and the other has a safety button for training. Here is a photo, and another photo of a similar one from an old booklet in Italian, dealing exclusively with gunner's stiletto.

Rick · 27th May 2009, 05:06 PM

Blade possibly maked with bore sizes and shot weight for each bore ??

26th May 2009, 10:20 PM	#1
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,945	Bombardier stilettos Does anyone out there have an example of the so called 'bombardier' stilettos, with graduated lines and numerics presumed to measure charges?

26th May 2009, 10:58 PM	#2
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	Hessink had one for sale a while ago: http://hessink.nl/Webalbum/thor/wapens/1396_frame.htm There's also one on display in the Army Museum in Stockholm. I'm not sure if I forgot to take a picture of the museum's description, or if it might have been lacking altogether. Either way, I'm afraid I can't provide any information beyond the picture itself there. It's displayed in a manner suggesting it was a gunner's item though. Attached Images

27th May 2009, 04:14 PM	#5
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 332	Here is a nice one from Oriental-Arms, bought by a good friend of mine. http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos.php?id=2314 We had this dagger replicated by a knifemaker, with interchanging blades (they were taken from fencing foils therefore have square cross section rather triangle one): one has a sharp point and the other has a safety button for training. Here is a photo, and another photo of a similar one from an old booklet in Italian, dealing exclusively with gunner's stiletto. Attached Images

27th May 2009, 05:34 AM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,945	Thank you guys, I'm not sure what made me think of these, but I'm trying to find an article on them around here somewhere. I cant figure the numbers either...it seems if to measure an amount of powder, the number near the hilt must represent a huge charge. All the best, Jim

27th May 2009, 05:06 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Blade possibly maked with bore sizes and shot weight for each bore ??