Antique knife with holster

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Posted by NexusDeetlefs
4 years ago
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Description Knife with holster. Knife has swirl carvings on blade as well as the year "1821" stamped on one side of the blade. Holster has eagle, snake, and something else decorating it on both sides. It has red material that feels like felt/rough material, and also has a looped chain. Blade and holster measure to 16 inches, blade length is 9 inches
Category General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium Not sure of metal, oxidized parts are light blue
Distinguishing marks 1821 stamped on side of blade with swirls
Condition Fair
Size and dimensions of this item 16 inches- blade in holster
9 inches- blade
Date Period 1821
Price Paid (If known) I inherited it from my grandfather
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MarkBlemish 🎯 Collector 4 years ago

I think yours is like this one https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-greek-ceremonial-knife-51977995
The dagger was probably made in 1921 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence which officially began March 17, 1821 and ended in 1830.
There’s quite a few at worth point with a search of Greek Dagger 1821 https://www.worthpoint.com/inventory/search?query=Greek+dagger+1821&categories= Those may be worth looking through to find more info.
These two are different than yours but recently sold on eBay so may give you and idea of what they can sell for https://www.ebay.com/itm/165139546853?hash=item26731582e5%3Ag%3AqEkAAOSwFbJhcIdf&nma=true&si=H%252B4m6b1VENVjImEQpyGwlpsOWJY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
https://www.ebay.com/itm/294156062904?hash=item447d1150b8%3Ag%3AXFUAAOSwvJJgjzlo&nma=true&si=H%252B4m6b1VENVjImEQpyGwlpsOWJY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
There are several up for sell on eBay that you might want to follow to get a better idea of what they sell for https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=greek+dagger+1821&_sacat=0&rt=nc

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