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Description: | Dagger, or punch knife, with triangular steel or iron blade with a raised medial ridge produced from handle of the same material. The handle is designed so that the weapon is used from the knuckles. It consists of two parallel bars joined by a double transverse hand grip. The handle is decorated with an intricate gilt pattern including pavilions amid vegetal patterns. The sheath is shaped to the blade and is made of wood covered with black velvet with curvilinear brass openwork decoration at the mouth and tip. Dagger 400 long; sheath 240 long.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 27.2.48/50 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | dagger sheaths (sheaths (weapons: accessories)) wood brass velvet daggers (weapons: edged) iron War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-74908 | Go to resource |
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