need help with dagger i found in attic

eddatog · 20th December 2008, 07:21 PM

hi all im new to this sort of thing and know nothing so any help would be greatly appreciated.
i found a dagger in my loft and we dont know where it came from.
there are some greek coin like things on the sheath and the date 1827, could this be linked to the battle of navario?
i have pics at http://s546.photobucket.com/albums/hh410/eddatog/
have a look if your interested.
again i just would like some information on this dagger,
thank you
edd

Lew · 20th December 2008, 10:23 PM

Hi Edd

The dagger unfortunately is a tourist piece probably not more than 30yrs old.

Lew

eddatog · 20th December 2008, 10:35 PM

thanks for the help just wanted to know what it was just incase i needed to insure it, was going to keep it anyway even though its worthless it still looks pretty cool

ariel · 20th December 2008, 11:10 PM

The date is not 1827, but 1821: the year of Greek Independence.
These daggers were mass produced as souvenirs since and I fully agree with Lew.
Happy Holidays!

20th December 2008, 07:21 PM	#1
eddatog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	need help with dagger i found in attic hi all im new to this sort of thing and know nothing so any help would be greatly appreciated. i found a dagger in my loft and we dont know where it came from. there are some greek coin like things on the sheath and the date 1827, could this be linked to the battle of navario? i have pics at http://s546.photobucket.com/albums/hh410/eddatog/ have a look if your interested. again i just would like some information on this dagger, thank you edd

20th December 2008, 10:23 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Edd The dagger unfortunately is a tourist piece probably not more than 30yrs old. Lew

20th December 2008, 10:35 PM	#3
eddatog Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2	thanks for the help just wanted to know what it was just incase i needed to insure it, was going to keep it anyway even though its worthless it still looks pretty cool

20th December 2008, 11:10 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The date is not 1827, but 1821: the year of Greek Independence. These daggers were mass produced as souvenirs since and I fully agree with Lew. Happy Holidays!