Dagger for identification and discussion

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Wow, Sajen! Very nice find! It appears to be an early knife possibly from a hunting trousse set and I'd wager very early, perhaps 1600's? Possibly German, but it could also be early English. Now let's hear what the others have to say!

Thank you for your comment! Your age guess surprised me a little bit, my careful guess was 1700's but you may know better. My hope is that someone could recognize the maker mark but we have to wait until I have it in my hands, the auction house only mentioned the mark but didn't provide a picture of it. A friend of mine thinks that it's a fighting dagger instead of a hunting knife.
Like you I also would like to read what others think about this knife!

Regards,
Detlef