Hello!
I re-post here as suggested, I hope I'm in the right section now =P...
I have some experience from ARMA/Hema blade wielding, paired with friends researching W.W.1&2 artifacts, and a personal interest in bush-crafting and survivalism, So I've seen a few blades and are interesting in anything sharp or pointy...
This dagger I found on a street-market in south-east Spain, however, left me clueless.
It immediately caught my attention among the abundance of crap cutlery, wall-hangers and toy-knives normally found there.
It is really authentic with it's solid brass grip, ring knob and blade that balances just where the blade ends.
The egg is actually quite sharp, but appears to have been untouched for a long period. the pictures would have you believe that the corrosive groves are deep, but in fact they are only a few spots you can actually feel, the rest could be polished away.
The grip has a "K" indent on both sides, made kinda sloppy, but distinct.
Could it be a battalion- or personal- identification mark, or?
The blade is elegant and symmetrical enough to tell me it's not a one-off, but the handle seems a bit off, probably shaped by hard duty. It first made me think it might be military issue.
I have been suggested that it might be a "puntilla", a knife especially purposed to kill off the bull in bull-fights. Even though the era and geographical area seems more than feasible, I lean more towards another suggestion I got that it might be a throwing knife, civilian or for a circus, with the ring knob used for attaching tassels, also explaining better the overly rigid construction..
Total length: 240mm
Blade length: 135mm
Blade width: 37mm
Grip length: 75mm
Weight: aprox. 240g
http://i.imgur.com/C1cwMam.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yFJTmbk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ABZ0GEj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/86oScxr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zAGkSEU.jpg
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I re-post here as suggested, I hope I'm in the right section now =P...
I have some experience from ARMA/Hema blade wielding, paired with friends researching W.W.1&2 artifacts, and a personal interest in bush-crafting and survivalism, So I've seen a few blades and are interesting in anything sharp or pointy...
This dagger I found on a street-market in south-east Spain, however, left me clueless.
It immediately caught my attention among the abundance of crap cutlery, wall-hangers and toy-knives normally found there.
It is really authentic with it's solid brass grip, ring knob and blade that balances just where the blade ends.
The egg is actually quite sharp, but appears to have been untouched for a long period. the pictures would have you believe that the corrosive groves are deep, but in fact they are only a few spots you can actually feel, the rest could be polished away.
The grip has a "K" indent on both sides, made kinda sloppy, but distinct.
Could it be a battalion- or personal- identification mark, or?
The blade is elegant and symmetrical enough to tell me it's not a one-off, but the handle seems a bit off, probably shaped by hard duty. It first made me think it might be military issue.
I have been suggested that it might be a "puntilla", a knife especially purposed to kill off the bull in bull-fights. Even though the era and geographical area seems more than feasible, I lean more towards another suggestion I got that it might be a throwing knife, civilian or for a circus, with the ring knob used for attaching tassels, also explaining better the overly rigid construction..
Total length: 240mm
Blade length: 135mm
Blade width: 37mm
Grip length: 75mm
Weight: aprox. 240g
http://i.imgur.com/C1cwMam.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/yFJTmbk.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ABZ0GEj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/86oScxr.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zAGkSEU.jpg
Any help is greatly appreciated!
