Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1580–90
Medium: Steel, wood, copper wire, gold
Dimensions: L. 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of blade 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); W. of blade 1 1/4 in. (3.15 cm); thickness of blade 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 14 oz. (396.9 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