An eastern european medieval knight dagger circa 1190 probably hungarian


With double edged blade with central guard in relief ; guard of the type 2 of Oakeshott classification with straight quillons of globular form . Old's restoration in the guard. Long and straight tang sourmounted by a globular pommel of type R.

Total 38,5 m
blade 24 cm
pommel 2,8 cm
tang 11,2 cm
guard 14,2 cm

note: a similar dagger is now preserved in the National Museum of Budapest Hungary and found in the tomb of Bela III and his wife Anna di Antioch . (1172 - 1196)

This type of daggers was popoular in the XII Century in eastern european country like Hungary and Poland and they usually are known like part of Teutonic Knight's arsenal.
A similar pommel is olso in sword conserved in the Stokholm medieval museum .

Bibliography:
Illustrierter Fuhrer in der Muntz - und Alterhumsabthaeilung des Ungarishen national Museums, Budapest 1873 p.190 .
Henszlmann Imre Magyarorszag o - kereszteny , etc etc. Budapest 1876 pag.57-75
The archeology of weapons Arms an armour from prehistory to the age of chivalry R.Ewat Oakeshott.

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