Found knives

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  1. Fede Lopez

    Fede Lopez New Member

    I got these knives from my grandfather, dont have any information about them.
     

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    Fede Lopez, Jan 2, 2016
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  2. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    IMO 4678 is a reproduction that's been stored in a damp place. Looks well-made but the fuller isn't realistic and is what makes me lean toward reproduction.

    4681 is an over-the-top gaudy fantasy dagger, no question about it.

    4684 is a well-made, unsigned, mid-20th C. sheath knife made to look like an older one.
     
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    springfld.arsenal, Jan 3, 2016
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  3. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    dba
     
    springfld.arsenal, Jan 3, 2016
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  4. Fede Lopez

    Fede Lopez New Member

    Many thanks for the help!
     
    Fede Lopez, Jan 3, 2016
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    The 2 sheathed knives speak to me of a Spanish dagger style.
    Vikingsword . com is a place you might try for further identification...
     
    komokwa, Jan 3, 2016
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  6. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    I might add that 4684 is a style that has been more popular in Europe than in the US; that style of blade/bolster was very common in Germany, for example, for many years.
    I wouldn't venture to guess when it might have been made; I got a small supply of new/old stock blades in that style, made in Germany circa 1950, and added stag handles to some of them. Originally it is quite possible they would have been intended to have deer-foot handles, as in:

    deer-foot handle.jpg
     
    all_fakes, Jan 4, 2016
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