Dirk with Sheath Chapes
Object type: Dirk with sheath chapes
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 1560
Medium: Steel, gold, wood
Dimensions: Dirk (a); L. 11 11/16 in. (29.6 cm); L. of blade 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm); W. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); W. of blade 11/16 in. (1.8 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 5 oz. (141.7 g); chape (b); L. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g); chape (c); L. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 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