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A Very Rare Left-Hand Dagger Of 'Landsknecht' TypeFirst Half Of The 16th Century
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Including property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections
27 November 2019, 10:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £6,312.50 inc. premium
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First Half Of The 16th Century
First Half Of The 16th Century
With tapering blade of stiff diamond section, pentagonal ricasso fluted on one flat, hilt comprising russet outwardly downbent faceted guillons each with swelling tip, faceted side-ring with central swelling, circular russet iron pommel-cap engraved '1411' on the top and 'HILF V HEILIGER SANT SEBASTIAN' around the outer edge between line borders, and tapering one-piece boxwood grip carved with compressed projections each set with an ebony pin, in original wooden scabbard wrapped in dark leather seamed along the back and with faceted russet iron locket and chape each with fleur-de-lys finials, the former with side pocket for a later by-knife en suite with the dagger, and fixed loop for suspension on the inner side, the latter with baluster terminal
28.5 cm. blade
28.5 cm. blade




