Spanish Dirk?

[Philip]

Originally Posted by shayde78

The blade on the knife in question begins, right at the guard, as wide as it ever gets. It THEN narrows in the scallops of the ricasso, before regaining the same width. It someone can find a spear head with this pattern/profile, that would truly narrow down a place of origin. Otherwise, I'm back to thinking it was always intended to be a knife blade rather than a repurposed spear.

If you propose that this dagger possibly originated in Albacete (Spain), do you know when the oldest known examples of Albacete daggers with this blade shape date from? And perhaps do you recall seeing any Spanish daggers like this portrayed in medieval or Renaissance art?

Please see attached. Could the shape of your dagger possibly have a link to the distant past, specifically the Roman pugio, a concept that might have lingered in the folk memory of the Spanish provinces? A long shot, perhaps, but I was struck by a certain resemblance.