![]() For example, at Agincourt (1415), archers used them to dispatch dismounted knights by thrusting the narrow blades through helmet vents and other apertures. The numbers on the blade probably used for measuring the bore of cannons.įrom the year 1250 onward, gravestones and images show knights with a dagger or combat knife at their side.ĭuring the 14th century, it became standard for knights to fight on foot to strengthen the infantry defensive line, creating a greater need for dagger usage. 39) Poniard, German, called Panzerbrecher. This weapon belonged to Sobieski, King of Poland. 38) Poniard, about 10 inches long, richly studded with precious stones. 37) Stiletto, German, called Panzerbrecher, or cuirass-breaker, about 12 inches long, sixteenth century. 36) Large main gauche, German, with indented quillons, and grated guard as sword-breaker, seventeenth century. 34) Close-up of indented blade of previous dagger. 33) Large German brise-épée, sixteenth century. 32) Close-up of indented blade of previous dagger. 31) Main gauche, German, with indented blade for breaking swords, sixteenth century. 30) Main gauche, German, with indented blade for breaking the enemy’s sword thumb ring, and quillons curved in inverse directions sixteenth century. 29) Main gauche, German, about 20 inches long, sixteenth century. 28) Main gauche, German, sixteenth century. 25) Poniard, German, with wavy blade, very short and broad. These daggers are often provided with small knives, which served to cut the thongs of the armour, to pierce holes, and for various purposes. In Germany these weapons were also called Panzerbrecher, or cuirass-breaker. 22) Stiletto ( Spitzdolch), about 12 inches long, end of the sixteenth century. 21) Main gauche, Spanish, with the inscription “Viva Felipe V.,” which shows that this weapon was in use in the year 1701. 20) Dagger of German lansquenet, sixteenth century. 19) Dagger of a German lansquenet, sixteenth century, about 14 inches long. 16) Dagger, anelace, or Verona dagger, fifteenth century. The two rings were placed there to fix the dagger on a shaft, or at the end of a lance, to resist cavalry. 15) Dagger with double thumb ring, sixteenth century. 14) Dagger with single thumb ring, about 16 inches long, fifteenth century. 13) Scottish dagger, about 14 1/2 inches long, wooden handle, fifteenth century. 11) Poniard, end of the fourteenth century. 10) Iron dagger, end of the fourteenth or beginning of the fifteenth century. ![]() 9) Iron dagger, 14 1/2 inches long, end of the fourteenth century. 8) Iron dagger, about 19 1/2 inches long, end of the fourteenth century. 7) Iron dagger, about 14 inches long, beginning of the fourteenth century. 6) Poniard, beginning of the fourteenth century. 4) Iron poniard, probably Scottish, fourteenth century. Blade measures about 12 inches, and the haft about 5 inches. 2) Iron dagger, about a foot long, thirteenth century. It bears on the blade the names “Edwardus,” and “prins agile.” It is attributed to Edward II. ![]()
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