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04-24-2018 04:27 PM
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Hi Dobson,
the dagger looks ok for me.
Best,
Oleg.
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Hi Oleg...in your knowledge..does the light give the impression that there is total loss of the gilt that comes on these Naval daggers?
Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
- Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
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Hello, Larry.
The condition of gilding of navy daggers is also interesting for me: on some daggers we see fully preserved gilding, on others the gilding completely disappeared. In my opinion, the reason is in different conditions of storing of the daggers and, possibly, in different qualities of gilding by different manufacturers.
Best,
Oleg.
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Hi Oleg, many thanks for your reply, I really appriciate it. Such a nice piece for my dagger collection.
Dobson
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I have the feeling that this dagger is way better than the pictures show. I would not be surprised to find out that daylight pictures will show that this piece is mint. Hopefully we get to see them.
Danny
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More fotos, daylight
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Just as I thought! Fabulous piece
Danny
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I think with the preservation of gilt the main reason comes down to how much handling the dagger has had over the last 75 years. Greasy sweaty hands coat objects touched with a corrosive cocktail that will dull gilt and wear it away over time. To preserve gilt, don't touch it, or clean after touching. Also keep dust from gathering on it. That's one of the reasons in museums the staff wear white gloves when handling artifacts. In this case it appears to be a totally unused dagger, perhaps shop stock never sold and kept wrapped up in a box for decades.
The new owner hopefully will bear this in mind and limit his handling of the dagger, or at least carefully clean it after handling, so this incredible finish is preserved for another generation to see.
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