Two small daggers for comment/identification

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Thank you Jim for your useful comment, like always! These small daggers were used in Germany as well, I've seen some marked with Solingen.

Best regards,
Detlef

Thats understandable, both France and Germany were very 'pop culture' in 1880s onward with deep interest in the wild west etc. so 'Bowie's were very popular. As Norman noted, nearly every knife became a 'Bowie' .

While Sheffield was producing blades for American markets from early in the 19th century, by the latter 19th Solingen got in the act too.

[Sajen]

I recently purchased another dagger which seems to fall in the same category, handle seems to be from bakelite, scabbard is from brass with wooden inlays, nice blade. 25,7 cm long inside scabbard, 24,9 cm without, blade 13,6 cm.

[M ELEY]

Same style, indeed, but I think earlier. Perhaps last quarter 19th? Also a 'gamblers type. The hilt material might be gutta percha or horn? You are on a roll with these, my friend!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by M ELEY

Same style, indeed, but I think earlier. Perhaps last quarter 19th? Also a 'gamblers type. The hilt material might be gutta percha or horn? You are on a roll with these, my friend!

Thank you for your comment! The possibility that the hilt material could be gutta percha was told to me by a friend already!

Best regards,
Detlef

[gp]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Thats understandable, both France and Germany were very 'pop culture' in 1880s onward with deep interest in the wild west etc. so 'Bowie's were very popular. As Norman noted, nearly every knife became a 'Bowie' .

While Sheffield was producing blades for American markets from early in the 19th century, by the latter 19th Solingen got in the act too.

think these daggers and specailly Detlef's new ones very interesting to say the least !