My Conclusion Chris is that Suhl made daggers were produced from what has been found to have used the Low step Guard. Ralphs dagger could of been one of those rare anomalies that used a common guard....
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My Conclusion Chris is that Suhl made daggers were produced from what has been found to have used the Low step Guard. Ralphs dagger could of been one of those rare anomalies that used a common guard....
No problem Ralph..no need to..I will look into it without the disassembly. Regards Larry
Hi Ralph he is referring to the amount of wood that sets in deep into the crossguard area compared to these 2 examples ...one being a Sauer..and the other a Kober. On the 2 posted examples you can...
Internal casting markings could confirm that....... but yes Suhl daggers are known to have a lower step.
Walkwolf are all those daggers you posted Suhl daggers? The second one from the left looks like a Kober for sure,,what is the first one? I know its common to see Low step crossguards on Suhl daggers....