Photos Let's see them Daggers!! What you have & what you want to get

Vintage Othello (Anton Wingen Jr.) 4375 dagger from the early '80's, with leather sheath & steel beltclip on the back.
The thick blade with ovalized ricasso is most likely made from drop-forged 440C steel, a process that Anton Wingen Jr. used to be famous for in it's day.
(AG.Russell's Sting daggers were also made this way by Anton Wingen Jr.)

Imo a good example of the quality that came out of Solingen only a few decades ago.
















Specs:

Overall length: +/- 9 inches (24,4 cm)
Blade length: +/- 5 inches (12,8 cm)
Max blade thickness: 6,6 mm (ricasso)
Steel: drop-forged 440C stainless
Handle material: Brown linen Micarta with brass guard & pommel
Sheath: Brown leather
Weight: 150 grams without sheath
 
Hattori 983 Ultra Dagger.
Double hollow ground blade with fuller, tapered tang, and polished black linen Micarta handle.



Specs:

Overall length: 23,9 cm
Blade length: 13,0 cm
Maximum blade thickness: 4,95 mm (ricasso)
Steel: AUS-8 stainless
Handle material: Linen Micarta
Weight: 174 grams
Sheath: Leather with steel clip
 
Vintage Al Mar FBI Wild West dagger from the late 80's/ early 90's.





Specs:

Overall length: 9.45 inches (24,0 cm)
Blade length: 5.12 inches (13,0 cm)
Blade thickness: 4,52 mm (ricasso)
Steel: AMS6 (AUS-6)
Handle material: Pakkawood with brass guard, shield & rivets
Weight: 169 grams
Sheath: Leather
 
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Meshach said:
View attachment 1011695 Just got it in, a little dissapointed. The tip is quite round. Should i send it back?
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Nope. It's made like that to keep the tip from bending.

If you actually have to stab with a dagger that has a needle like tip, it's going to bend if it hits anything remotely hard.

It's much more durable that way and it won't affect the penetration one bit.
 
These are my only two daggers right now. Benchmade SOCP which comes with an outstanding sheath and a horrible obtuse edge which you basically cannot get sharp without a total regrind;

and an Extrema Ratio Pugio which comes with a fairly decent edge I was able to get quite sharp on both sides where it atleast cuts well but has one of the worst sheaths I own.

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Meshach said:
Just got it in, a little dissapointed. The tip is quite round. Should i send it back?
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I dunno, it doesn't seem like huge deal. I mean, if you wanted to you should be able to easily sharpen that to a needle point. I guess if it was me, I'd base whether I was going to return it for sharpening and / or replacement based on how much I paid for it and how long it would take to get it serviced and / or replaced.

If it cost over $250.00 I'd probably return it on general principle as paying that amount or more should mean they could be expected to get it right the first time. But as I said, I'd also take into account how long it would take to return it and get it returned.

AND considering that's the ONLY issue. How is the fit & finish of the rest of the knife? Does it have clean lines throughout and is it sharp all the way down on both edges?
 
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It cost $200. The tip was just the first thing i noticed. overall sharpness was very poor all around, sheath had really deep marks, scratches and globs of glue all over. Grinds were not great. I could go on. Long story short i got the impression that it didnt get the QC it deserved, it could possibly even be a 2nd, so i sent it back. They paid for shipping and should have the replacement within the week. If this next one comes with a round point than that is that, but like i said for this specimen it just seemed like there was too much going on to let it slide for such an easy fix as sending it back.
Peter Mandrake said:
I dunno, it doesn't seem like huge deal. I mean, if you wanted to you should be able to easily sharpen that to a needle point. I guess if it was me, I'd base whether I was going to return it for sharpening and / or replacement based on how much I paid for it and how long it would take to get it serviced and / or replaced.

If it cost over $250.00 I'd probably return it on general principle as paying that amount or more should mean they could be expected to get it right the first time. But as I said, I'd also take into account how long it would take to return it and get it returned.

AND considering that's the ONLY issue. How is the fit & finish of the rest of the knife? Does it have clean lines throughout and is it sharp all the way down on both edges?
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I like the tactical daggers as much as the next guy, but there’s something about Renaissance and Medieval style designs that really makes my hairs stand on end. Must be from all those years of reading fantasy novels (Tolkien, Moorcock, Lieber, etc.). My only problem with them is:

1. Not practical, unless I’m playing dress-up which, as an adult man, I don’t do and I’m not into that SCA stuff. I carry as large a folder as I can comfortably wear, but that’s it. So most daggers for me are eye-candy and dust-collectors.

2. If I DO buy one, I want a good one and most historical recreated daggers are for the masses and junk with the screws on the bottom and dull blades and plastic handles and cast iron hilts.

A.) Who makes a decent medieval dagger you can actually use and

B.) Who here actually carries them as an EDC (or if not EDC, how often do it get to see the sunlight)?
 
Great, great contributions, everyone. I've been pretty busy but I've enjoyed all of your contributions. You have fantastic collections and taste. I particularly like the way @kwackster presented his pieces.

@Meshach I've actually become quite forgiving with dagger tips. Having tried to make a few daggers by grinding I've come to understand how difficult it is(or maybe I just didn't have the right kind of tools and experience). That being said, I got a svord knife a few years ago and it had pretty crappy quality.

@rschuch Arms and Armor made some very descent historical daggers. If you browse on Kult of Athena you'll probably find something nice. Another brand that makes nice looking daggers is Del Tin. Their daggers ain't sharpened though. If you wanted it sharp you could request it to be sharpened by KoA.
 
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