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I came across this Imperial Naval Dagger today. It has an Ivory grip, double fullered Damascus blade with the sailing ship etch. Obviously, the blade is a bit longer than normal.
The only proofmark I can find is the cursive "L". What can you Navy collectors tell me about it?
Last edited by Notaguru; 10/31/2010 03:51 AM.
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I must be drunk, I meant to put this in the Army, Navy, Luft Forum. If it can be moved, it would help.
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Sorry, I am not in this kind of daggers (imperial, WWI) but it looks like a nice imperial navy. Is the blade damast or "only" etched? Is it a bone grip? The length of the blade/dagger seems to me not to be common.
Regards,
wotan, gd.c-b#105
"Never look for sqare eggs" as a late owner of an original FHH-dagger used to say.
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Cool early Navy! Like to hear more! Congrats. Kevin.
It's ALL in the DETAILS!!.......
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I'll get better pictures tomorrow.
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Finally, I'm back. The Maidenhair Damascus blade is 13 1/2" long. The grip is definitely ivory. The crown is open. On the tang the #23 and ANB is stamped.
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