Dirk with Sheath
Object type: Dirk with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1800–1850
Medium: Steel, leather, lacquer, gold foil
Dimensions: L. with sheath 9 in. (22.9 cm); L. without sheath 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); L. of blade 4 7/8  in. (12.3 cm); W. of blade 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); thickness of blade 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Wt. 1 oz. (28.3 g); Wt. of sheath 0.3 oz. (8.5 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