dagger with a gold handle

[milan]

Your opinion about this dagger and valuation, thank you

 

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[Ant]

It looks like a lioness on top of a crocodile head. It reminds me of an Egyptian burial offering. Is that 25 mm?

 

[sutphin]

THERES GOLD IN THEM HILTS .

 

[Ant]

I don't think it has hilt like a sword, knifes don't have hilts. But I know one thing and that is that it is difficult to read what you write in all uppercase. It is also considered offensive screaming. I didn't want to come off like a dick, sorry.

 

[milan]

It looks like a lioness on top of a crocodile head. It reminds me of an Egyptian burial offering. Is that 25 mm?

This is 25 centimeter or 250 millimeters, or 10 inches

 

[Ant]

Da, thanks. I still think it is ceremonial, well that's a given it has a golden handle. But I wonder why the iron blade, I ponder why the blade isn't bronze or copper. Judging from the rusted blade it couldn't have been in the ground for long or if at all as the blade seems to have a visible edge. Did you dig it and is the handle gold?

 

[kingskid1611]

cool looking butter knife. maybe used for bull butter

 

[milan]

Da, thanks. I still think it is ceremonial, well that's a given it has a golden handle. But I wonder why the iron blade, I ponder why the blade isn't bronze or copper. Judging from the rusted blade it couldn't have been in the ground for long or if at all as the blade seems to have a visible edge. Did you dig it and is the handle gold?

I found it in the river, the handle is made of gold and the blade is iron, perhaps because at that time the iron was rare and people have been doing blades of meteorites

 

[cudamark]

IMO it's a letter opener.

 

[jan nielsen]

Looks a bit like this blade so maybe it is African. Vintage Antique Old African Kenya Masai Maasai Lion Sword Knife Dagger 22" maybe you should contact your local museum, they could be interested in this thing.

 

[trikikiwi]

At first look, it appears to be a Lioness on top of a Buffalo - rather than a crocodile.

 

[ARC]

IMO tis a Letter opener.

Egyptian Revival period.

 

[villagenut]

Being only ten inches in length and the fact that the "handle" seems to be grippable so that the blade is opposite of what you would expect ...unless it is a letter opener or something similar.