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Hello forum colleagues,
I recently purchased this nice knife-shaped dagger together with other pieces. Handle and mountings of the scabbard are made of silver but not hallmarked. The blade is pierced and devorated with brass, something we can see also by some Albacete daggers. Now I'm not sure about the origin and age and was not able to find it out via Google, so I need your help. If I would have to say something, I would say Spain, 19th century, but I'm not sure about that at all. I have seen very similar daggers in the past, but I'm not able to find such pieces in the internet again. I found daggers with some similarities, like Albacete daggers, daggers from the Canary Islands, italian Vendetta daggers or gaucho knifes, but they are all not the same like this piece. What do you think? Regards Robin |
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The blades silhouette, brass divider, and pommel design are similar to pieces that I have seen that were said to be Brazilian.
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Thank you very much, this was helpful for me. Now I found a small number of similar daggers and an old thread about such pieces:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...azilian+dagger Finally it seems to be unclear, if such daggers are brazilian, argentinian or spanish. Maybe there will be more information available in the future. Regards Robin |
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PS I forgot to tell you what a pretty piece that is! |
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Here is an article on Bahian style faça plus a picture of a Paraguayan. They seem to be copyright free. Even in written form my Portuguese is very flawed, but to my understanding the OP knife seems to have many of the characteristics described. Including the engraved pomegranates. The brass inlays, and the self-bolster. So possibly a northern Brazilian providence? In any case we have not spoken of Bahian blades in many years. Fernando, please elaborate if you feel inclined.
Two last interesting threads and I will put these ideas into my subconscious for a while: Post #28 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=bahia http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=bahia Does anyone understand the symbolism of the centipede? |
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