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Just picked this up, appears to be a Naval Dagger? Really bad shape, but I just had to have it. Any idea on the country and age of this? The sheath appears to be leather and brass. Dare I try to clean it up?

 

not yet...but when ya do,,,,you'll want to be real slow and real careful...

I want size....and if it's possible to lightly disturb the grime and grit on the blade...to source any marks !

 

Ditto Komo- also do you think the handle might be ivory,bone,horn,thermoplastic ?

 

This reminds me of the Italian fasces

And the crown of the Kingdom of italy?

 

Dunno...but it seems to be in the best condition of the entire piece....so I'd rule out natural materiel ...
It looks to be a presentation / Dress piece as opposed to a war weapon , with that over the top decoration....but I'm having trouble finding it.





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I'm not even sure where I'm going with this....

https://johnsonreferencebooks.com/p...gger-w-black-leather-scabbard-portepee-30977/

 

The length is 16 inches, the handle is a creamy white in the spots I can see, not celluloid, most likely bone or ivory. I will try to clean it up a bit in the next few days, but I cant see anything on the blade at this point.

 

I think you're going in the right direction!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grb_SHS_Фасцес.jpg

"Fasces on coat of arm of Kingdom of Yugoslavia"

And the crown

 

My husband has an old Colt leather holster and is is dry and brittle. I did some research on what to do to preserve it. If you look up "leather rot" treatment there are products that libraries use to combat it. I did learn that some of the treatments we use on good leather are bad choices for leather rot so worth researching.

 

16 Inches long, no markings on the blade, updated photos, started to clean it up a bit!

 

Stuck the Sheath back together, not good but it will do!

 

Maybe Austria? Looks a lot like this one?

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/austrian-navy-dagger-131806243

 

yup...I think that'a a good match....... & now we can see the bone handle , which surprises me as to it's condition..

 

That's cleaning up nicely,now it's about restoring the blade & leather.If it's looking like a 1-2K piece,might be worth consulting a pro ?

 

I'm thinking Italian, but which model................?

The gilt parts would clean up with ammonia, and then rinsed with water and dried. For the leather, I would recommend Connolly's Hide Care which I have used for many years now, and I have found nothing better. It was made originally for Rolls Royce, so should be good enough!

 

And a rub with a 'sunshine' cloth will make the gilding shine like new.

 

I can hardly wait to see kit all spruced up !
PS-Forgot to ask,is the leather section of the sheath torn (& need mending) ? Couldn't tell frm the orig pics.

 

Some pics of the leather, really bad shape. I will let the next owner dot the real restoration work. I just picked this one up to sell.