Poignard with Sheath
Object type: Poignard with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Saxony; blade, Italian
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood, brass wire, leather (possibly deerskin)
Dimensions: L. with sheath 18 1/8 in. (46 cm); L. without sheath 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); L. of blade 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm); W. of blade 11/16 in. (1.7 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 10 oz. (283.5 g) Wt. of sheath 1 oz. (28.3 g)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Saxony   
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904