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[gp]

Originally Posted by vitorvt

The scabbard needs some special attention, it's a little worn. I think it's made of brass and some sort of leather.
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I guess the grip is made of horn and resin.
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Could my knife be a one-off, a special order, a Frankenknife? How about the signature Jst.? Is there no other similar one?
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it normally is brass indeed, with most of these knives and daggers.
I believe by the looks the grip is horn like you mostly see with the knives of that period, sometimes it is bone...the white colour often turns a little yellow through the times of years of touching
The decoration on the grip is unusual for that type of knive so it could perhaps be custom-made by request for the buyer but the signature is an open question
Never seen something like it, but that doesn't mean much .
Remains the fact that it is a very beautiful and most interesting one !Felicitar Your father had good taste

[vitorvt]

Thank you gp. Yes he did.
I just found some similarities with Italian cinquedas.

in "Catalogue of European Daggers 1300 to 1800", by Dashford dean, NY1929, pags. 96, 97.

[gp]

it is getting more and more interesting the origin and relationship with the Iberian region!
as explained with this example, shown in the 2nd one from Venetia and 3rd one
based upon the brass filigree rosaces, although they are bigger daggers

best regards

Gunar

[vitorvt]

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