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Old 30th December 2010, 01:34 AM   #1
laEspadaAncha
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Default Strange Dagger in 16th Century Dutch Painting

In making the rounds at a local museum yesterday, I saw and photographed some interesting examples of weapons depicted in 16th century European art. Here is a painting by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch that dates to 1515 entitled The Arrest of Christ. The ballock dagger with the rondel is interesting enough and raises some questions... I was unaware of such "hybrid" daggers - were they common?

But what really had me scratching my head is the dagger shown in the upper-right corner. The deep belly, strongly-curved edge, hilt design (including the guard and pommel) are all foreign to me (both literally and figuratively). Does anyone know what kind of dagger this is? Does anyone have any photographs of other examples they can share?





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