antique knife found
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Looks like a bronze handle with a polished central brass band and possibly a forged steel blade (pictures need to be enhanced).
Antiques are a minimum of 100 years of age...This knife looks old but almost too pristine for being buried...don't think it qualifies as an antique...
This knife has the appearance of being foreign and possibly Spanish or Mexican in origin.
It doesn't have the crudeness of a blacksmiths work...therefore it's probably from an armory.
Generally an armorer (maker of swords, knives etc) is a master craftsman and will not turn out a product or combined product that is a mismatch of quality.
The handle signify's it was cast by a craftsman but the brass band and the incised decoration is not craftsman quality workmanship.
Could be wrong, however it looks more like a replica of recent vintage.
Antiques are a minimum of 100 years of age...This knife looks old but almost too pristine for being buried...don't think it qualifies as an antique...
This knife has the appearance of being foreign and possibly Spanish or Mexican in origin.
It doesn't have the crudeness of a blacksmiths work...therefore it's probably from an armory.
Generally an armorer (maker of swords, knives etc) is a master craftsman and will not turn out a product or combined product that is a mismatch of quality.
The handle signify's it was cast by a craftsman but the brass band and the incised decoration is not craftsman quality workmanship.
Could be wrong, however it looks more like a replica of recent vintage.
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Looks like a modern item artificially aged and sold to gullible tourists
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1960's Renaissance fantasy knife is what one was listed as... If I can get the link to work...
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Agreed with the above three last posts.
Does look good though.
Still worth a few bucks to the right guy.
Does look good though.
Still worth a few bucks to the right guy.
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One can be seen in this link, but my old iPad hates Pintrest, which it's listed on: vintage brass renaissance dagger dirk - Google Search
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Yep, that's a match. The only way that would come out of the 3 foot deep trench is if it was put there on purpose, right before being dug
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