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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 1561597, member: 10944"]Blade is 8” and handle is 4.5” the Austrians did seem to make a lot dirks and the style is correct. I was guessing possibly English but that’s a pretty uneducated guess. The civil war mention was solely based on the other piece in the lot, and the attribution making it old enough to have been used in the war. For the record I’m not necessarily suggesting it’s related. Only that it’s lot partner appears to have been involved, assuming it’s authentic. After getting out a flashlight, loupe and then a q-tip I did find a possible mark on the quillion. I believe it’s a mark and not just pitting. Unfortunately it’s so worn I can’t make heads nor tails of it. Almost in the shape of a bust in a triangle but not sure if a bust would be found on a blade? Maybe a more thorough cleaning of the area tomorrow will help. Someone recommended a vinegar soak to me for knife blades. Not sure if that’s safe or smart for an antique knife. Because of the placement of the possible mark on the quillion and it’s proximity to the wood handle it probably wouldn’t be helpful anyway. Any good recommendation other than a damp cloth or q-tip? Also it may be my bleary eyes playing tricks on me but I may have just discovered some faint markings under the grime on the base of the blade. That’s where I first looked and saw nothing but mayyybe it’s there after all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 1561597, member: 10944"]Blade is 8” and handle is 4.5” the Austrians did seem to make a lot dirks and the style is correct. I was guessing possibly English but that’s a pretty uneducated guess. The civil war mention was solely based on the other piece in the lot, and the attribution making it old enough to have been used in the war. For the record I’m not necessarily suggesting it’s related. Only that it’s lot partner appears to have been involved, assuming it’s authentic. After getting out a flashlight, loupe and then a q-tip I did find a possible mark on the quillion. I believe it’s a mark and not just pitting. Unfortunately it’s so worn I can’t make heads nor tails of it. Almost in the shape of a bust in a triangle but not sure if a bust would be found on a blade? Maybe a more thorough cleaning of the area tomorrow will help. Someone recommended a vinegar soak to me for knife blades. Not sure if that’s safe or smart for an antique knife. Because of the placement of the possible mark on the quillion and it’s proximity to the wood handle it probably wouldn’t be helpful anyway. Any good recommendation other than a damp cloth or q-tip? Also it may be my bleary eyes playing tricks on me but I may have just discovered some faint markings under the grime on the base of the blade. That’s where I first looked and saw nothing but mayyybe it’s there after all.[/QUOTE]
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