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Lot 82*
A Rare German Dagger Of 'Landsknecht' TypeFirst Half Of The 16th Century
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,600 inc. premium
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First Half Of The 16th Century
First Half Of The 16th Century
With long tapering blade of hollowed diamond section forming a slender medial ridge over its entire length on each side, the forte on one side struck with a mark, iron hilt comprising short downcurved quillons with writhen spherical tips, cushion-shaped pommel cut with fan-shaped flutes on each side and retained by a flat star-shaped washer on top, and later bottle-shaped wooden grip (some pitting overall)
33.5 cm. blade
33.5 cm. blade
Footnotes
Provenance:
Christie's London, The Harold L. Peterson Collection of Arms and Armour, 5 July 1978, lot 49
Literature:
Harold L. Peterson, Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World ..., 1968, pl. 45
Leslie Southwick, The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons, 1982, p. 199, no. 577








