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Yanko Yavorskyy
Location: UKRAINE Joined: 22 Nov 2017
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 Posted: Thu 23 Nov, 2017 5:12 am Post subject: Identifying old-looking dagger or knive |
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Hi! New member here, came mostly so that I could get help. Please help me identify this item that belongs to my friend.
 
 
 
 
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Mark Moore
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Looks a bit like a Roman 'Sica' blade----a gladiator's weapon. I can't be sure though.  ......McM
''Life is like a box of chocolates...'' --- F. Gump
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Yanko Yavorskyy
Location: UKRAINE Joined: 22 Nov 2017
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| Mark Moore wrote: | | Looks a bit like a Roman 'Sica' blade----a gladiator's weapon. I can't be sure though. ......McM |
I think it's possible Hallstatt culture
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Matthew Amt
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It does *look* like a type of Bronze Age knife, and also like later Roman knives, but unfortunately the rust and patina are identical to a whole series of bad fakes that I've seen over the years. It's not a Bronze Age knife because of the iron blade, and I've never seen a handle like that on a Roman knife. Certainly it could be something else legitimate, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too far. Sorry...
Matthew
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Mark Moore
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Looking again, maybe something African? That continent is well known to have produced some rather odd bladed weapons.  .....McM
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