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Poniards

Scope note

European daggers with light blades, square or triangular in section, and a reinforced beadlike point, in use primarily during the 16th and 17th centuries as parrying daggers in swordplay.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037036

Broader Terms used

daggers (weapons)

Term used for

poyniards
puniards

Equivalent Terms used

poniard

Created

13yrs ago

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