An excavated shortened sword or a Dagger ?

Cerjak · 8th October 2017, 07:39 PM

An excavated shortened sword or a Dagger ?
O.L. 48 cm ; blade L. 36.5 cm; quillons width :10 cm
Point of balance 2 cm from the hilt.
With the sphere shaped pommel and one ring guard I think that the period could be late 15th or early 16th century.

Before to receive it, only from the pictures my first guess was a short sword or a sword with shortened blade but now in hands I would say a dagger.

fernando · 8th October 2017, 08:56 PM

Yes, the size of the grip, the relative width of the blade, the ring guard. A large (left hand ?) dagger, though.

8th October 2017, 07:39 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	An excavated shortened sword or a Dagger ? An excavated shortened sword or a Dagger ? O.L. 48 cm ; blade L. 36.5 cm; quillons width :10 cm Point of balance 2 cm from the hilt. With the sphere shaped pommel and one ring guard I think that the period could be late 15th or early 16th century. Before to receive it, only from the pictures my first guess was a short sword or a sword with shortened blade but now in hands I would say a dagger. Attached Images

8th October 2017, 08:56 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Yes, the size of the grip, the relative width of the blade, the ring guard. A large (left hand ?) dagger, though.