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Old 15th June 2016, 06:37 PM   #1
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Hello colleagues by collectors, I recently bought a dagger in one of the old collector and want to know your opinion.
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Old 16th June 2016, 12:06 PM   #2
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Welcome to the forum, messia .
Interesting piece indeed. Let us see what the knowledged members say about it.
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Old 16th June 2016, 12:39 PM   #3
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Welcome to the forum, messia .
Interesting piece indeed. Let us see what the knowledged members say about it.
Yes. Thank you for your interest in waiting for responses.
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Old 16th June 2016, 01:14 PM   #4
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I think this item is a not very old piece. At least the blade is probably made from the blade of a French Lebel bajonet M 1916. Compare the added fotos please.
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Old 16th June 2016, 03:24 PM   #5
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I think this item is a not very old piece. At least the blade is probably made from the blade of a French Lebel bajonet M 1916.
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The Lebel has a round base, but the rondel dagger has a rectangular tang.

The dagger is either from 19th century historicism but more probably a genuine piece from 14th to 16th century in very well condition.

If the dagger is real, it is an very extraordinary well preserved piece and pretty rare.


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Old 16th June 2016, 04:29 PM   #6
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The blade looks to me to show signs of being older but a shortened blade coming from another source. Maybe a 19th C bayonet from something else? The guard and pommel look to be newer. Maybe some better pictures of ends of them?
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Old 16th June 2016, 04:49 PM   #7
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The Lebel has a round base, but the rondel dagger has a rectangular tang.

Today it should not make great problems to get a rectangular base out of a round base by help of heat and high pressure. Sorry, but for me this dagger is a fake.
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