Mystery Dagger ID Help Needed

Battara · 29th August 2019, 06:06 AM

I noticed that the median ridge does not really follow get contours of the waves/luks in the blade.

This makes me also think it is of a more recent manufacture.

Ian · 29th August 2019, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

I noticed that the median ridge does not really follow get contours of the waves/luks in the blade.

This makes me also think it is of a more recent manufacture.

Good point Jose. If you look at older gunong and older wavy Ilokano blades, the medial ridge clearly follows the contour of the wave. You can see this in an example Leif posted recently here: the small gunong on the left has nicely forged luk with a well-centered medial ridge.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 29th August 2019, 05:48 PM

Could this be Bog Oak? Mineralized oak. Very old...sometimes thousands of years and as the words describe ..pulled from a bog!

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 29th August 2019, 06:26 PM

Helleri · 5th September 2019, 01:28 AM

Could it be a letter opener?

29th August 2019, 05:48 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Could this be Bog Oak? Mineralized oak. Very old...sometimes thousands of years and as the words describe ..pulled from a bog! Last edited by Battara; 29th August 2019 at 07:36 PM. Reason: link to commercial website

29th August 2019, 06:06 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,363	I noticed that the median ridge does not really follow get contours of the waves/luks in the blade. This makes me also think it is of a more recent manufacture.

29th August 2019, 06:26 PM	#4
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408

5th September 2019, 01:28 AM	#5
Helleri Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chino, CA. Posts: 219	Could it be a letter opener?