Dirk
Object type: Dirk
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: possibly South French
Date: 18th century
Medium: Steel, ivory, brass
Dimensions: L. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); L. of blade 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. of blade 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); thickness of blade 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 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