dagger

l'audois · 15th October 2008, 08:59 AM

hi
what do you think of this dagger ?
the form seem oriental but the fabrication european
blade marqued (perhaps) JCDJTC
thanks for your ideas
best regards
l'audois

M ELEY · 16th October 2008, 03:13 AM

Appears to be a mid/late 19th century bowie knife in the Romanticized "Arabic" fashion. Looks like old nickeling to blade. Bone? handle. European or possibly frontier American (I'm thinking of those MOP hilted knives and pistols that the gamblers/saloon girls used to carry.) This faux Persian style remained popular in the Old West for awhile. Of course, this COULD also be a fraternal bowie, like the swords and other paraphenelia used by the Knights of Pythias/Masons/Elks/WOTW. Some of their stylized pieces look like this, but must of those types are not of this quality (cheap white metal blades, etc). I'd bet on the former versus the latter.

15th October 2008, 08:59 AM	#1
l'audois Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19	dagger hi what do you think of this dagger ? the form seem oriental but the fabrication european blade marqued (perhaps) JCDJTC thanks for your ideas best regards l'audois

16th October 2008, 03:13 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,093	Appears to be a mid/late 19th century bowie knife in the Romanticized "Arabic" fashion. Looks like old nickeling to blade. Bone? handle. European or possibly frontier American (I'm thinking of those MOP hilted knives and pistols that the gamblers/saloon girls used to carry.) This faux Persian style remained popular in the Old West for awhile. Of course, this COULD also be a fraternal bowie, like the swords and other paraphenelia used by the Knights of Pythias/Masons/Elks/WOTW. Some of their stylized pieces look like this, but must of those types are not of this quality (cheap white metal blades, etc). I'd bet on the former versus the latter.