Georgian naval dagger?

ariel · 25th April 2005, 12:04 AM

This one just ended on e-bay.
The owner was told that it is a regulation dagger of thr Georgian Navy.
I was very unsure about it. The owner asked me to post it here for your comments.
The link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Andrew · 25th April 2005, 03:51 AM

We need a pic or link, Ariel.

ariel · 25th April 2005, 04:25 AM

ooops....
But it is there now.

Andrew · 25th April 2005, 04:49 AM

Pix from Ariel:

ariel · 25th April 2005, 04:54 AM

Andrew,
Many thnks!

Rivkin · 25th April 2005, 05:21 AM

So it's N87 from the year 1992... I've never seen georgian navy dirks before, but what bothers me is that there is a lot of work done on this one (number, year, leaves), but there is no georgian symbolics - there is no star, there is no Zhvania's three-colored flag, or more modern nationalistic templar's crosses. I don't see any naval symbolics either - no anchors, no ships etc.

Plus I don't really think that issuing new dirks was a great priority for the small georgian navy in 1992 - civil wars, mixed with genocide and occupation that followed, I don't see it's happening in 1992-1997.

ariel · 25th April 2005, 02:42 PM

My concerns exactly...
Nevertheless, it looks like an excellent dagger with a lot of effort invested into it. Any thoughts on it's origin?

25th April 2005, 12:04 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Georgian naval dagger? This one just ended on e-bay. The owner was told that it is a regulation dagger of thr Georgian Navy. I was very unsure about it. The owner asked me to post it here for your comments. The link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Last edited by ariel; 25th April 2005 at 04:24 AM.

25th April 2005, 03:51 AM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	We need a pic or link, Ariel.

25th April 2005, 04:25 AM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	ooops.... But it is there now.

25th April 2005, 04:49 AM	#4
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Pix from Ariel:

25th April 2005, 04:54 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Andrew, Many thnks!

25th April 2005, 05:21 AM	#6
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	So it's N87 from the year 1992... I've never seen georgian navy dirks before, but what bothers me is that there is a lot of work done on this one (number, year, leaves), but there is no georgian symbolics - there is no star, there is no Zhvania's three-colored flag, or more modern nationalistic templar's crosses. I don't see any naval symbolics either - no anchors, no ships etc. Plus I don't really think that issuing new dirks was a great priority for the small georgian navy in 1992 - civil wars, mixed with genocide and occupation that followed, I don't see it's happening in 1992-1997.

25th April 2005, 02:42 PM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My concerns exactly... Nevertheless, it looks like an excellent dagger with a lot of effort invested into it. Any thoughts on it's origin?