Title: Parrying Dagger
Object type: Dagger
Date: ca. 1580
Culture: German, Saxon
Medium: Steel, gold, copper wire, wood
Dimensions: L. 16 in. (40.6 cm); L. of blade 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Wt. 11 oz. (301 g)
Classification: Daggers
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY