Parrying Dagger
Object type: Parrying dagger
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Saxony
Date: ca. 1550–1600
Medium: Steel, silver, iron wire
Dimensions: L.14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); L. of blade 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. 12.5 oz. (354.4 g)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    Saxony   
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, by Exchange, and Rogers Fund, 1984
Accession year: 1984