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Can anyone help identify this, it is quite unusual and was VET aquired but unfortunately he has passed away and the family know nothing about it.

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My guess is that it is probably italian with the lions head and the piller but has anyone any more of an idea?

It has writing so that should tell you its orgin.Then if you can have the writing translated it will tell you even more.

im afraid I dont own it, someone has offered to sell it to me but I dont have a clue what it is or what its worth. I cant say I have ever seen anything quite like it...

Here is the text Vitto rio Mussolini-Ricordo del Cav. Uff. E. Cappelletto

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Originally posted by mongobongo:
im afraid I dont own it, someone has offered to sell it to me .

Buy it!!! You're not going to see another like it for a VERY long time.

But what on earth is it and how much is it worth???

It looks like a custom made presentation fighting knife.It is worth what you are willing to pay for it.

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Originally posted by mongobongo:
But what on earth is it and how much is it worth???

I would certainly pay £300 for it.

You are the second person to say that to me well $6-800 Goodness knows in reality though?

Tell you what!! You buy it and if you can make a bob or two selling it to me for £300 I'm your man.

mongobongo, if you like it and have the money, buy it. its very simple.You will find many collectors who own pieces they really do not have not much info on but they really love the piece. Try not to base every purchase on its dollar value. Thats what its all about, love of the stuff.goodluck!
Bret

I have offered him a lot more than mentioned here as I liked it a lot!,

The chap is selling to someone else who has offered him $10,000 for it if anyone wants it more than that drop me a line and I will give you his details...

$10,000 ?

You should post the seller's name here.

It seems interesting, probably Italian - just a guess from the looks - but unless there is a traceable inscription and pictures of it in wear by a top guy, I think that you might want to pass.

Dave

Very interesting dagger>>>but i would not pay this much>for it...............

Mongo, call his bluff, and let him "sell it" to whoever.
maybe you have shown too much interest or emotion on it, and this in turn has made the seller excited, thinking he has a one of a kind item, (maybe he does?) remember, a fool parts easily with his money. pay what YOU want to pay, and leave it at that.

I offered 2K for it and I told him to take the 10K as quick as possible as it was a red hot offer.. I hope he gets it TBH but its not worth anything like that to me without knowing what it is!

The dagger is on ebay now for 50 000 USD Buy it now or Best offer....

Mussolini dagger of honor
Item number: 250234211893

$50,000,00 thats not bad.

I would probably pay >>the most $5000 for it > interesting dagger..............

I wonder if it was the chap trying to sell it to me? but I suspect its whoever paid him $10,000 for it (if someone did) is trying to make a quick buck on it.

hey this dagger is not worth all that.its a 1936 commemorative Dagger .many were given too the film makers who filmed Italian Armed Forces mid 30,s.here is what the whole thing looks like.about $3500.

nice info ...where did you get this photo >>>?

i have an old book of daggers.i dont want anyone getting took.and i emailed the seller on ebay.he now knows his gig is up he called me a few good words too.and ebay now knows he,s full of sh@t.

righto Bob! keep'em straight now.

there are many Hausierer s,,(peddler,s)
out there of junk.so i go by what my grandpa always told me,be the Kuester (custodian)of your
Soldat,s( soldier,s)in arms.as you will need them at some point in life.good luck all.

Wow what a fantastic result, you might well have saved someone a whole load of cash!. I wonder what the ebayer is going to do with it now?

Great research!!

Well done, that could have cost someone $50,000 ! great research

yes and a nother scammer,s off ebay.i reported them too trust &sty on the sleeve bay.look,,,i work for my money as well as all you do.i have been scammed on the sleezeee bay a few times.50k is,,,and will always be hard too make.so i will post what i know too help anyone not get pinched for your duckys.ill see if i find one for sale.and ill post it here.i dont collect them .but if its your fancy.ill help.good day all.
here is word for word what my book tells me.
(Pugnale Commemorativo Guerra D'Etiopia. This is a Commemorative Dagger issued during the Ethiopian War to various officials and visiting dignitaries. A more specialized model of the same dagger was also presented to the Cinematographers that filmed the Italian Armed Forces in The Ethiopian and Colonial Campaigns. Circa 1936.page 198.

Bid now before it's gone!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mussolini-dagger-of-honor_W0QQitemZ...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I see he still sticks to the same story.

Jim