A Burgundian Knightly Dagger / Knife Circa 1400

[Jack Loomes]

Sturdy single-edged blade with narrow fullers on both sides. Short quillons slightly inclined towards the blade, the obverse decorated with punched silver inlays. Riveted bone grip scales, the iron rivets with engraved crosses, surrounded by silver decorative rosettes. Iron disc pommel with lateral ridge and rectangular grip sleeve. The grip recess and the sleeve border with punched sheet silver inlays, the ridge inlaid with surrounding silver cord.

Length 34.5 cm.

Described and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue of the Musée d'Art in Geneva 1972, p. 41, exhibit 156, plate 140.

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