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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    I feel your pain, Baldanders. I've been married to a Sicilian woman for 32 years. I sleep with one eye open and a lock on the cutlery drawer.

    Don't have anything of value to share on the stiletto front, but it wouldn't hurt to do a search on bladeforums.com
    (Pretty much everthing knife related under the sun is discussed there.)
    Oh, you and I have more and more in common. But mine is an Irish woman (“born and bred”). Think Maureen O’Hara in The Quiet Man.
    And there’s a cast iron frying pan “seasoning” in the oven.... I think she just likes to keep it handy.

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    What's more dangerous is that we have Sicilian and Irish mix lasses in the family...danger abounds!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAD View Post
    Nope, that's what I want. 😍

    She came to her desire by coming across the term "poignard" in a novel, she asked me what it was, we googled, conversation.....etc., eventually I said "you what you want is a stilleto," and I showed her one of these:

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    And that was the "right thing."

    My wife may not have an encyclopedic knowledge of weaponry, but she has very specific tastes, if she cares.

    Like pistols should be "semi-automatic and black."

    When I mentioned lack of soul in pistols, Glock was the first thing she thought of.

    Yes, there may be some osmosis as well in our household.



    And she has her new Beretta 81BB whispering in her head of dreams of Italian beauty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OlongJohnson View Post
    I'd recommend a pair. Don't know what she'd do with just one.

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    She would kick me in the nuts rather than wear those.

    No.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Caballoflaco View Post
    I would check out some stuff from Tod Cutler. It will be period correct and reasonably priced.

    https://todcutler.com/collections/me...17thc-stiletto

    It’s out of stock now, but they have lots of different daggers.

    Check out his YouTube channel here: https://m.youtube.com/user/todsstuff1

    And we should get @Trooper224 in here, he probably knows a guy who has or can do what you want.
    That's cute!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trooper224 View Post
    I'll second the recommendation for Leo Todeschini (Tod). I have several daggers made by him. Leo does great work at very reasonable prices. His work is intentionally left with a few imperfections, in order to reflect their handmade nature as seen in the original specimens. They're also solid weapons. Some of the best stuff out there in terms of historic authenticity.

    Dagger examples: https://todsworkshop.com/collections/historical-daggers

    Arma Bohemia also makes pretty solid stuff. Here's some of their daggers: http://www.armabohemia.cz/Novestr/daggersA.htm
    Wow, I need another drink, and possibly a cold shower, after looking at those links.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JAD View Post
    I have one of these. A disappointment in every way.

    This would be better. Depending on price range, an original would be better still.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Baldanders View Post
    ...She came to her desire by coming across the term "poignard" in a novel, she asked me what it was, we googled, conversation.....etc., eventually I said "you what you want is a stilleto," and I showed her one of these:

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    Poignard. That was what I linked to, I didnt use the term, I didnt think most would recognize it. 14 1/2" blade. It has somewhat of a presence.


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    Darksword Armory also has some nice work, so far not in my budget.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fly out View Post
    Not to put too fine a point on it, but what's your preferred price range?
    For it to be a purchase in the next year, say under $200.

    I would have said about $300 for a more long-term purchase, but some posts here have made me think about upping that a bit.

    Unfortunately, I am also reminded I promised myself a real fighting knife to go with all my handguns long ago. My favorite knife is my Wustof cleaver. Most of our knives are shit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blues View Post
    What's more dangerous is that we have Sicilian and Irish mix lasses in the family...danger abounds!

    Hey, instead of wordplay, maybe you could make posting pics like that more often your P-F shtick.
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