14th Century Baselard Dagger with Ivory Grip

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14th Century Baselard. With tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section, the lower portion formed with a pair of diverging fullers flanking a prominent medial ridge on both sides, iron hilt bifocated at the base and pommel, and fitted with ivory grip scales retained by small copper rivets

Total length: 33.4 cm. The blade: 22.3 cm.

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