15th century dagger with later blade

midelburgo · 6th May 2022, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Villerica

Midelburgo . Are you suggesting that the grip is not genuine ?

No. Romeo and Juliet play is by several sources suposed to take place in late XIVth or early XVth centuries, high gothic. And because of the carvings themes this could be the weapon of a lady. Therefore my comment.

Villerica · 6th May 2022, 06:55 PM

Yes . I think that this was intended for a lady going by the imagery on the hilt. If that is so then it is then possible that the blade is not for military use and this explains the highly unusual form and so it could just be original to the hilt.

I would have thought that remounting would have been very difficult.

So maybe this is a dagger for lady in which case would make it highly rare if not unique.

Villerica · 6th May 2022, 07:20 PM

Yes !

I think that this was not made for a man given the imagery on the hilt.
So it can only be a "lady dagger" . This being the case then it could be possible that the blade is original as you wouldn't necessarily expect to see a classic war blade.

It would be nice to be more sure about this object as it would seem to be something quite exceptional.

Thank you all for your thoughts and observations.

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6th May 2022, 06:55 PM	#2
Villerica Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 27	Yes . I think that this was intended for a lady going by the imagery on the hilt. If that is so then it is then possible that the blade is not for military use and this explains the highly unusual form and so it could just be original to the hilt. I would have thought that remounting would have been very difficult. So maybe this is a dagger for lady in which case would make it highly rare if not unique.

6th May 2022, 07:20 PM	#3
Villerica Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 27	Yes ! I think that this was not made for a man given the imagery on the hilt. So it can only be a "lady dagger" . This being the case then it could be possible that the blade is original as you wouldn't necessarily expect to see a classic war blade. It would be nice to be more sure about this object as it would seem to be something quite exceptional. Thank you all for your thoughts and observations.