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2 daggers I think Spanish?
the handle is in stone, ivory pieces, brass the other brass and stone brass scabbard It measures 23cm |
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The blades and very distinctive guards are those found on dress dirks of the late 18th-early 19 c., but the hilts are throwing me. The pommel style is late 18th, the grip reminds me of those daggers from the Azores. What are they called again!? Could the hilts have been replaced or are these more Spanish colonial? Or an African/Moroccan interpretation of a European form?
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Perhaps my lack of sleep is blurring my memory, Fernando. I was trying to remember those daggers discussed on the Ethno side that closely resemble and are often mistake for plug bayonets. They were from the isles between the U.S. and Morocco/Spain. Forgive my clarity-just worked a looooong week at the hospital!
Looked it up- the Canaries. Than again, perhaps I was remembering the Albacete type- ![]() |
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![]() Portuguese plug bayonets do exist in the Azorean version, namely when they have whale 'ivory' hilts. Your clarity is not so dark, after all ![]() Quote:
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