Poignard
Object type: Poignard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Date: 16th century
Medium: Steel, iron wire
Dimensions: L. 14 1/16  in. (35.7 cm); L. of blade 9 in. (22.8 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. of blade 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); thickness of blade 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Wt. 13 oz. (368.5 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1913