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2nd January 2014, 10:48 PM | #1 |
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dagger series, nr2 rondel dagger with spiral grip 1470
this extremely rare roundel dagger was found in a channel in Damme near Bruges in Belgium together with a Ballock dagger.
tapering single edged blade with concave/hollow ground surfaces, thick disks with circle and dot decoration of two different sizes. spirally shaped handle and quatrefoil decoration brass washer under the tang button. all in a unharmed Original condition a similar type of dagger is depicted on an altar piece from 1469. Although many rondel daggers remain to be shown in art, there have been only a very few preserved. |
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