jumpy signal, Iron and bronze dagger

[Wild Colonial Boy]

QUICK HUNT AFTER WORK

Evening was setting in was getting tired of large nails and shot gun shells mixed.

Wasn't going to dig this, amongst iron grunt and squeals, but there was a small constant solid ping
at a colonial house site,

you never know.....











have no clue of its age, the bronze guard is in good condition, so maybe not that old

can see little bronze rivet pins on handle, going open the hole up more to see if I can find other parts or maybe pommel

the blade is 5" and the piece totals 9.5"

can the age be assessed by shape of blade or style of cross guard?

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Look up English knifemaker J. Rodgers & Son from the 1800s. They used the "Ball" cross guard on their knives

 

[Whyme]

Very cool knife! Congrats!

 

[RVRoamer74]

Nice find on that knife. Being in the iron sometimes good finds like that are not dug. Congrats on diggin' that one.

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

thank you

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Thank You Terry, I will research them this evening

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find, should clean up a bit!

 

[gunsil]

Many knife companies in the late 1800s used the ball end guards including the Russell Green River Works knives from Massachusetts. I would say it is more of a hunting knife than a dagger. I have had Russell knives with approximately the same dimensions, but I also have had Rodgers and other Sheffield made knives with similar guards and dimensions. Without getting the maker's name off the blade by the guard it will not be possible to make a positive ID.

 

[tomhighland]

Congrats! Electrolysis is in order for that one.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Nice relic! Definitely been in the ground a long while.

 

[A2coins]

Freakin cool find that needs to be restored wow what a display piece congrats. Tommy

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Reanm8er]

Broken Arkansas tooth pick! LOL Cool find!

 

[gilmerman]

Glad you didn't pass it by, and dug it up for us to see.

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Many knife companies in the late 1800s used the ball end guards including the Russell Green River Works knives from Massachusetts. I would say it is more of a hunting knife than a dagger. I have had Russell knives with approximately the same dimensions, but I also have had Rodgers and other Sheffield made knives with similar guards and dimensions. Without getting the maker's name off the blade by the guard it will not be possible to make a positive ID.

thank you will look into it

 

[Wild Colonial Boy]

Freakin cool find that needs to be restored wow what a display piece congrats. Tommy

yes gonna set it up for Electrolysis