Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: possibly Swiss
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood, leather, gold
Dimensions: L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); L. of blade 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm); W. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm); W. of blade 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); thickness of blade 3/8 in. (1 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