Dublin Core
Title
Dirk Dagger Sheath
Identifier
ABDUA:18053
Description
Dirk with steel blade (triangular shaped & double-edged). Handle in horn, guard and end of the hilt in brass (decorated with 'grotesque' head-shaped terminals). Leather sheath, stamped with heart decoration, has pouches for small knife and fork which are now missing.
Inscription: a crown over a D stamped on scabbard
Inscription: a crown over a D stamped on scabbard
Source
Field Collector: Henderson,J.C Mr ?
Field Collection Date: 1949 (pre)
Field Collection Date: 1949 (pre)
Date
Early: 1660 Late: 1680
Format
metal steel copper alloy brass antler deer horn, L(overall): 350 mm | L(blade): 240 mm W(blade):
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, Central, Atholl Perthshire
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Henderson, J.C. trustees