Ballock Knife with Sheath
Object type: Ballock knife with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Saxon
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel, rosewood, bone, gold
Dimensions: L. with sheath 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); L. without sheath 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm); L. of blade 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g); Wt. of sheath 1 oz. (28.3 g)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Saxony   
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914