Hello. What do you Think of this dagger? Schould not the crossguard be more silver?
Hello. What do you Think of this dagger? Schould not the crossguard be more silver?
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This is a late WKC type 4 made of potmetal a so called " Zinker"
Zink eats the silverplating.
Ger
Ok ok. Do you think it is worth £365?
Depending on the maker some late daggers did not even use silver plating, instead choosing a substitute. As for zinc in general early zinc mounted daggers had a better more durable zinc. The manufacturing of the metal controlled by a guild unfortunately over time it suffered a downturn in quality. As some of the more skilled workers along with their expertise were called into military service it manifested itself not just with daggers, but also with some of the late badges etc. Best Regards, Fred
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