Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: late 16th Century
Medium: Steel, silver
Dimensions: L. 15 7/16 in. (39.2 cm); L. of blade 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); W. 3 15/16 in. (10.5 cm); W. of blade 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (141.7 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