old dagger

[txkickergirl]

It has some kind of coat of arms on it. If I am right it dates back to the 1500's but I really don't know anything about this stuff. I am hoping someone else will know about it.

 

[PBK]

Hey, Dawn, it's great to have you with us! And you're right... it may not be your ticket to retirement, but it's still a mighty nice find. Keep posting!

All the best,
PBK

 

[TreasureTales]

That's one fancy letter opener. So I guess the pigs in Texas get mail from home. LOL Cool letter opener. Oro, great call.

 

[Oroblanco]

Thanks you guys! (gush blush) Not that often I get one right first! I still think it is a very neat thing to find and would not turn my nose up at $25 either!

I have to admit, my father-in-law had a collection of old letter openers, several were in the form of daggers and swords which is what made me think it might be a letter opener, but only if it were NOT iron or steel. I am not an expert on them, just lucky this time.

Heck finding that in the dirt would sure make me want to go back over that spot - if you think about it, how on earth did a rather valuable letter opener end up in the soil? What else might be in the dirt, if that ended up there?

Oroblanco

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

The gold star goes to... Oroblanco!


This is indeed a letter opener, and listed as such on p. 57 of Letter Openers, Advertising & Figural (1996):

Intricate Dagger Design; brass; 10-1/2" — $25

PBK strikes again.....and again....and again again......

Laater...

 

[Huntin' 59er]

Dawn, welcome to the forum from a fellow Texan. Congrats on finding the nice letter opener. Good Luck in the future!

Huntin' 59er

 

[Sonnydigs]

Welcome from just one more Texan..I'm new too..
Sonny