Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: North Italian, possibly Verona
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. 15 15/16 in. (40.4 cm); L. of blade 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); W. of blade 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g)
Classification: Daggers
Geography:    possibly Verona   
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