Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1560–75
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. 17 3/16 in. (43.6 cm); L. of blade 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm); W. of blade 1 in. (2.5 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. (453.6 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