Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: late 16th century
Medium: Steel, silver, copper wire
Dimensions: L. 15 1/8  in. (38.4 cm); L. of blade 10 7/8  in. (27.6 cm); W. 4 in. (10.1 cm); W. of blade 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); thickness of blade 3/8 in. (1 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1913