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Description: | Cast copper alloy dagger guard length 91mm, width 42mm, thickness 8mm. Circular cross-section arms with a knop terminal, only one terminal remains, this is an old break. The centre of the guard has a rectangular aperture 6mm wide, 19mm long, where that tang would have passed through. Projecting from the centre of the guard at a right angle is an oval loop, this frame is twisted to emulate rope and would have been used to protect the knuckles.
These guards are used on left handed or parrying daggers, so called because the dagger would have been used in conjunction with a sword such as a rapier. The rapier would have acted as the primary offensive weapon, while the dagger would mainly been a secondary weapon to parry incoming thrusts.
This artefact dates to the 16th century. | Subjects: | guard | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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