Dirk with Sheath
Object type: Dirk with sheath
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Italian
Date: 1750–1800
Medium: Steel, tortoiseshell, shagreen, silver
Dimensions: L. with sheath 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); L. without sheath 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); L. of blade 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm); W. of blade 1 in. (2.5 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 4 oz. (113.4 g); Wt. of sheath 2 oz. (56.7 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