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Description: | Cast copper alloy dagger guard length 53mm, width 35mm, thickness 13mm, weight 40.01g. The centre of the guard is oval and expanded with a rectangular aperture 5.5mm wide, 14mm long in the centre. On one side is a scallop-shaped knuckle guard (21mm long, 22mm wide) which projects out at a right angle. On the other side are six incised lines. This central section is flanked by an arm at either end. The arms have a circular cross-section, narrowed waist and expanded terminal.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.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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