Seeking info on old Spanish Dagger blade

[willmtn1]

A friend of mine owns this dagger. It's obviously very old and has Spanish writing on it. How would one go about learning more about this blade?

Cheers

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

https://instagram.com/ruiz_el_viejo?igshid=1wuxfapwpz2j1

This guy is an expert on antique Spanish blades. I'd try to contact him via instagram and send him the picture of the blade, he might now. I can tell you the inscription reads "Do not draw me without reason, do not sheathe me without honor". That's very common in Spanish or even Mexican blades.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

You could also ask this dude who is an expert on Spanish swords. Some of the swords he shows have that same inscription:

http://vicentetoledo.es/es/espadas

 

[willmtn1]

Thank you very much!

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

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A friend of mine owns this dagger. It's obviously very old and has Spanish writing on it. How would one go about learning more about this blade?

Cheers

Thank you very much!

Actually I think what your friend has is what remains of a 1760 Spanish sword much like the one found here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24208

The grind, some of the symbols and the double fuller match. It was probably grinded down into a dagger at some point.

 

[willmtn1]

Holy cow, you are onto something there. The marks on my friends 'dagger' do match some of the marks on that sword.

Thank you for your time and effort!