16th century bollock dagger, semi-sharp

Product description

Usually worn as a side weapon alongside a sword or rapier, this thrusting weapon enjoyed great popularity among knights, as its sharp tapering blade with a sharp tip was ideal for piercing padded armor and chainmail shirt or stabbing the opponent through the joints of his plate armor in close-range combat. But beyond being a lethal weapon, it was also used as a fashionable expression of wealth, and knights and wealthy citizens often wore their artfully crafted and richly decorated dagger as a status symbol.

This magnificent, stylish reconstruction of a 16th-century German dagger features a 9260 spring steel blade with a diamond-shaped cross-section that tapers evenly toward a sharp tip. The cutting edges are not ground, and the tang is secured to the pommel with screws. The grip with the characteristic lobate cross-guard is carved from a single piece of wood and reinforced with antiqued brass fittings – a pommel cap decorated with crosses and an equally elegant, downward-curved cross-guard with ram's head ends.

This knightly dagger comes with a vegetable-tanned, neatly stitched leather scabbard equipped with a leather cord for attachment to a belt. The cross and ram's head symbols that adorn the pommel cap and the cross-guard are also reflected in the beautiful antiqued brass scabbard fittings. This Renaissance dagger is designed as a collector's item or decoration/display piece and, alongside its quality as a collectible, it is also perfectly suited as a prop, for example to complete your costume. Read more