Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Steel, gold, brass wire
Dimensions: L. 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm); L. of blade 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. of blade 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226.8 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession year: 1926