23rd February 2015, 01:55 AM | #1 |
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UNUSUAL DAGGER
THIS CLOSED ON EBAY A FEW DAYS BACK AND WAS DESCRIBED AS EITHER GERMAN OR RUSSIAN. EITHER WAY ITS A UNUSUAL DAGGER UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BUT THE EBAY PICTURES AND CAN NOT READ THE WRITING. PERHAPS SOME ONE CAN OFFER AN OPINION ON THE DAGGER.
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23rd February 2015, 05:24 AM | #2 |
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Looking at the carving of the hilt maybe Swiss, Black Forest? With what looks to be a very short cutting edge and extremely long ricasso could this be a very fancy knife used for wood carving I have seen some very old tools that were themselves works of art.
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23rd February 2015, 07:56 AM | #3 |
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I don't know what kind of knife (not a dagger) this is but I can read the script on the blade: FRANZ KAMPFL. As this German name is written in old Germanic letters I assume that the origin of the knife is Germany or Austria before 1945
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23rd February 2015, 05:44 PM | #4 | |
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23rd February 2015, 07:06 PM | #5 |
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My guess would be Austrian. There are many WWI Austrian fighting knives, with ornately carved handles. As to it's purpose, I'd guess with only a point, it's a "sticking" knife. For the coup-de-grass after a successful hunt.
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