medieval style stiletto

shayde78 · 7th August 2021, 02:16 AM

So...this is now the third one of these I have seen. The first one I saw, I bought and posted here

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=Stiletto

I also posted pictures from the auction selling the second example. I am still waiting to get clarity on the origins of these. I look forward to seeing if the presence of three such examples generates any new insights.

francantolin · 7th August 2021, 12:21 PM

Hello,
Thank you for you message and the link,
Exactly the same dagger, ...!?...
have you got too the same ''Lys'' mark on the basis of the blade ?
Or maybe you sold it recently ( to me

)

For the origin , if it's recent, maybe it's an east european production ?
Didn't find the same dagger but the global feeling makes me think of czeck forged swords...

mariusgmioc · 8th August 2021, 06:50 PM

This is a recently made dagger (not stiletto).

1. The cross-guard is made from a flat band of steel that was not thick enough to encompass the whole circumference of circular decorations, that were left with some flat sides (see 1).

2. The bulbs at the ends of the cross-guard were screwed on the base (see 2).

3. The wooden hilt is in far too good condition for even a piece of the historicism.

4. There is too little residual rust at the joint of the blade with the cross-guard for an antique piece. For an antique piece they would be fused together by rust (see 4).

5. The tang is very thin and flimsy for such a long blade and the hole in the cross-guard drilled circular, not matching the cross-section of the tang (see 5).

7th August 2021, 02:16 AM	#1
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	So...this is now the third one of these I have seen. The first one I saw, I bought and posted here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=Stiletto I also posted pictures from the auction selling the second example. I am still waiting to get clarity on the origins of these. I look forward to seeing if the presence of three such examples generates any new insights. Last edited by shayde78; 7th August 2021 at 02:18 AM. Reason: Broken link

8th August 2021, 06:50 PM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	This is a recently made dagger (not stiletto). 1. The cross-guard is made from a flat band of steel that was not thick enough to encompass the whole circumference of circular decorations, that were left with some flat sides (see 1). 2. The bulbs at the ends of the cross-guard were screwed on the base (see 2). 3. The wooden hilt is in far too good condition for even a piece of the historicism. 4. There is too little residual rust at the joint of the blade with the cross-guard for an antique piece. For an antique piece they would be fused together by rust (see 4). 5. The tang is very thin and flimsy for such a long blade and the hole in the cross-guard drilled circular, not matching the cross-section of the tang (see 5). Attached Images Last edited by mariusgmioc; 9th August 2021 at 12:09 PM.

7th August 2021, 12:21 PM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello, Thank you for you message and the link, Exactly the same dagger, ...!?... have you got too the same ''Lys'' mark on the basis of the blade ? Or maybe you sold it recently ( to me ) For the origin , if it's recent, maybe it's an east european production ? Didn't find the same dagger but the global feeling makes me think of czeck forged swords...