Medieval European Daggers and short Swords

[cornelistromp]

Originally Posted by Swordfish

The shape of the mark is similar to the mark on No. 382 on the scan from Hugo Schneider's book, but rotated 45 degrees. It is brobably inlaid in copper to highlighten it,this is rarely seen but not unusual. I know other medieval items, also South German or Swiss with marks inlaid in latten. One such item I will show later in a chapter about short swords.
It is clearly a cutler's mark and I have no indication that it was added later.

Please note that the book scans are from the chapter 'Dolche und Dolchmesser des Hochmittelalters', not from the chapter 'Schweizerdolche':

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are those marks also struck in softer metal , latten/ copper similar to dagger no2 ?
or struck in the iron (blade) similar to no 382 and the mark is afterwards filled with latten/copper?

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[Swordfish]

Sorry, I have used a wrong description.
The marks I know are not inlaid in copper or latten, but struck in the copper/latten, which was before inlaid in the metal of the blade according to dagger No.2

Attached an other mark struck in latten on a Swiss short sword late 15th century.

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[cornelistromp]

thank you,this is very interesting!

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[Evgeny_K]

Gents,
What do you think about this dagger found in the North Caucasus.
Looks very similar to baselard.
Or it's more archaic?