Luftmensch Posted January 2, 2006 Posted January 2, 2006 Dutchman's Auto Club dagger gave me the idea to post my Aero Club dagger. I've seen a few that were wartime manufacture, guessing from their crudeness, and all had plain blades. The etched Taube and Wright Flyer on this one definitely dates it to pre-war. The Navy knot has been on there a long time.
Jim P Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Wow,I have never seen one of these before and don't know anything about it,but what a beautiful dagger.Any history behind it?Jim
Flyingdutchman Posted January 3, 2006 Posted January 3, 2006 Very very nice. Thanks a lot for sharing the pics !Best;Flyingdutchman
Luftmensch Posted January 3, 2006 Author Posted January 3, 2006 Hi, Jim--I have very little info on the Aero Club, but it was patterned along the same lines as the Auto Club as Flying Dutchman described it.Here is the typical version one sees, quite crude--The average Auto Club seems to be a much better quality piece, but I've yet to see one with automobiles etched on the blade!RgdsJohn
Bob Rodgers Posted January 8, 2006 Posted January 8, 2006 Hello,Very nice dagger.These are much harder to obtain then the Auto Club dagger.The dagger was designed from the auto club version for the early " Flying Club " prior to WW1.
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