Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1550
Medium: Steel, wood, gold
Dimensions: L. 13 15/16 in. (35.4 cm); L. of blade 9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); W. of blade 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 8 oz. (226.8 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