Ornate Vintage Souvenir Spanish “Toledo” Dagger with 5.5" Blade and Metal Sheath

Here on offer is an ornate vintage souvenir Spanish dagger with sheath.

This souvenir dagger is from Toledo, Spain and is finely decorated in the traditional Toledo style with gilt plating and enamelled geometric and foliate designs.

All the fittings on this piece, pommel, crossguard etc, have a gilt and inlaid enamel finish.

The composite orange coloured grip is very similar to the type used on miniature German daggers, even down to the twisted wired.

The deeply engraved pointed steel blade also has an ornate gilt and enamel pattern on both sides, along with the image of a hunting dog on one side.

There is some slight loss of the gilt finish and a few age pitting spots.
The metal sheath is in excellent condition and also has a gilt and enamel finish along with a cutout window on both sides, with a red felt lining.

The city of Toledo has been a renowned centre of European sword-making since the Middle Ages, famed for its exceptionally hard yet flexible steel blades. By the 19th and 20th centuries, as demand for swords in warfare declined, Toledo’s workshops turned increasingly to the production of ceremonial, decorative, and souvenir blades. These smaller daggers were popular tourist pieces, especially in the mid-20th century, when Toledo’s reputation for craftsmanship was widely marketed internationally.

They represent the continuation of Toledo’s ancient tradition of damasquinado—the art of inlaying and gilding metalwork with intricate decorative patterns. While intended for the souvenir trade rather than combat, they embody the same cultural heritage and artistry that made Toledo blades famous for centuries.

The blade measures 5.5” (14cm) and the whole dagger is 9.5” (24.2cm) long.

It weighs 166g.

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