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Dagger. The hilt, tapering outwards towards the top, is made of some sort of red wood and is in the form of two conjoined tapering reeds, finished with a steel pommel-cap. Very short stout cross, slightly arched, flattening the tips and cut into a v-shape at the ecusson. Blade of flattened diamond section, very stout.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Length: 32.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
15th Century-16th Century#
Circa
1490
-
1510
The wood of the grip is a later replacement.
Hilt
composed of
wood (plant material)
Length 9.3 cm
Grip
composed of
wood (plant material)
Dagger
composed of
steel
Blade
Length 23.0 cm
Width 2.0 cm
Steel
Wood
Accession number: HEN.M.303-1933
Primary reference Number: 19172
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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