This octagonal bone handled dagger knife is a classic frontier style dagger knife:
- Hand forged blade made from a file
- The handle of this dagger is hand filed in a tapered octagonal shape from a leg bone
- The blade has a through tang and the handle is held to the blade with an iron octagonal end-cap
- The cross-guard is hammered from iron and ends with two small flattened round finials
- Behind the cross-guard is a sheet brass band that protects the handle from the guard
- Blade is tapered and very sturdy and retains the original marks of the file
- This dagger has great balance and holds extremely well (not blade or handle heavy)
- Handle retains a mellow aged look
- Blade is aged and stamped with touch-mark
Octagonal Bone Handled Dagger Knife: SOLD