Mystery - dagger found in wall space

DaveA · 29th January 2012, 12:40 AM

Hello all,

I recently acquired this item from someone who renovates older homes in the US. He found this inside a wall he demolished. The wall was original to the house, and the house was built in 1860 according to records. So that gives us one date. The dagger is 12 1/2 inches long in total, 8 inches for the blade. The blade is not sharp but the tip is extremely pointed. I have cleaned it and done a little to remove rust, but otherwise it is as you see. The style of hilt and quillons suggest Italian to me, but that is mostly a guess. Copper in the hilt I think. This item is unwieldy as a letter opener -- too long and the blade seems too thick. As a stiletto, it seems well suited as a thrust weapon.

Any ideas what this might be?

29th January 2012, 12:40 AM	#1
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 413	Mystery - dagger found in wall space Hello all, I recently acquired this item from someone who renovates older homes in the US. He found this inside a wall he demolished. The wall was original to the house, and the house was built in 1860 according to records. So that gives us one date. The dagger is 12 1/2 inches long in total, 8 inches for the blade. The blade is not sharp but the tip is extremely pointed. I have cleaned it and done a little to remove rust, but otherwise it is as you see. The style of hilt and quillons suggest Italian to me, but that is mostly a guess. Copper in the hilt I think. This item is unwieldy as a letter opener -- too long and the blade seems too thick. As a stiletto, it seems well suited as a thrust weapon. Any ideas what this might be? Attached Images