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This Dagger Fly is probably Empis opaca, and is part of a group of flies, that are also known as Dance flies. They are predators of other insects, often tackling large prey, using their long, dagger-like snout.
E. opaca is distinguished from the very similar Empis tessellata by having red/brown thighs (E. tessellata has black thighs).
It is found along hedgerows where it takes other insects and nectars on flowers. It is usually seen in April and May. It is fairly common and widespread in England and Wales, with fewer records from Scotland.
Males of E. opaca and E. tessellata present a 'gift' to the female, in the form of a dead insect, before mating takes place. Females will not mate with males who do not present a gift.
This brass dagger is a piece of WW1 Trench Art and has been at my mum and dad's for as long as I can remember. It's inscribed on the back with the name of the man who made it, the date and who it was dedicated to but it's not a family name, and is no one that I know anything about. None of us have any idea how, why or when my family came by it. It's all a mystery.
I'm ashamed to say that when I was little I used to play with it and use it as a little sword (what? don't all little girls do that?)... in fact I remember tucking it into my belt once and then jumping off a piece of furniture and it dug into my leg. Serves me right I guess. I didn't understand the significance of it back then.
I will post a picture of the other side and what I have managed to uncover (so far) for anyone interested.
TBC...
I turned a practice wooden Rondel dagger for a friend on my homemade lathe. I used a piece of wood he found in his garage, followed a photo he provided, and his marks for the length of the pommel, handle, and guard. Now I want one!
Catalog #: 01_00083647
Title: Convair , F-102, Delta Dagger
Corporation Name: Convair
Official Nickname: Delta Dagger
Additional Information: USA
Designation: F-102
Tags: Convair , F-102, Delta Dagger
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
A gift from a close friend, made by a local smith he knows. It's a rondel dagger with a triangular section blade, made in damascened (pattern welded) steel. Here, the blade and the guard with copper inlays can be seen.
Afflicted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta afflicta). Mt. Pleasant, Howard County Conservancy, Maryland.
An image of Dagger (from Cloak & Dagger) done by Mark Brooks
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U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team - The Black Daggers, NAWS China Lake Air Show, Armitage Field, China Lake, CA, 18 March 2017.
It's too soon to be making weapons again, but I stumbled upon the blade shape by accident, and it was too good to pass up.
The grip is awesome, IMO. It's reasonable light and strong!
1:1 ratio, I guess. Fits perfectly in my hand...
Strobist: Twin Lumpro 120s with full CTO gels, in a Westcott Apollo 28" softbox, camera left. Canon 550 EX with a full CTO gel, shooting through a Buff 42" PLM, camera right. ALien Bees 800 in standard reflector, behind subject, and to the right, about 30 feet away, firing through the window for rim.
This is a completely free-hand cover up.
Duffy
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"Ear Dagger:" Spain (Diego de Çaias), ~1530.
Mace made for Henry II of France (center): France (Diego de Çaias, working at the French court), ~1540.
Mace (right): France, ~1550.
Festa del Ringraziamento 27.05.2015
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My wife and I (and 30 other South Africans) have just returned from a few days in the Sultanate of Oman, courtesy of Tyco International, for which company my wife works. The trip was the prize in a company incentive programme. We were originally scheduled to make the journey in April this year, but a bird strike in one of the plane's engines on take-off meant the SA contingent couldn't make it. We were royally treated in Oman, put up at Shangri La's Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa. In this shot you can see traditional Omani daggers (called khanjars) in their distinctively-curved scabbards on sale at the Muttrah Souk in Muscat.