A Swiss dagger, South Germany or Switzerland, circa 1300 Heavy blade ridged on one side, the ridge flattened in the upper third bearing a finely etched decoration of a dragon. Lightly curved, square quillons, slender tang with curved grip cap retaining two intact rivets. Cleaned excavation discovery, lightly restored in places. Length 33 cm. An early, well-preserved Swiss dagger with extremely rare blade decoration. historic, historical, 14th century, dagger, daggers, thrusting, thrustings, baton, weapon, arms, weapons, arms, fighting device, obj, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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