Dirk
Object type: Dirk
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Southwest Italian
Date: 18th century
Medium: Steel, bone, brass, ivory
Dimensions: L. 13 in. (33 cm); L. of blade 8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm); W. 1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm); W. of blade 7/8 in. (2.3 cm); thickness of blade 3/16 in. (0.5 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