European (Italian?) Dagger - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

27th March 2011, 06:28 PM	#14
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	i think you nail it on the head, jim! what he forgot to mentioned was a bunch of obscure letters on the other side of the blade. barely legible. see here: the name "CLAUDIO" matches! so it could be "CLAUDIO FRANZINI" like you mentioned and here are the maker's marks: close up of the tip:

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