Ballock Knife
Object type: Ballock knife
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: ca. 1500
Medium: Steel, bronze, gold
Dimensions: L. 13 1/4 in. (33.6 cm); L. of blade 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. of blade 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (1.8 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 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: 1934