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Post by alex111 on Nov 12, 2018 13:52:22 GMT
Hi gents, Can you please help me to identify this dagger? Thank you in advance
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Nov 13, 2018 0:53:12 GMT
It's in the style of a European, perhaps Russian, naval dirk, or other similar military dirk. Riveted grip slabs are not usual for military dirks like this. Cruciform blades are also not common (but appear on some Russian dirks).
If it's old enough (19th century or earlier), it could easily predate standardisation of patterns, and be a proper military dirk. If it's 20th century, it's unusual.
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Post by alex111 on Nov 13, 2018 8:48:22 GMT
Hi Timo, Yes, it looks similar to Imperial Russian naval dirk. In the last couple of years I’ve seen two more identical daggers with the same markings “AO”. So, looks like this could be officially issued dagger.
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