A LEFT-HAND DAGGER with blade (pitted) of stiff triangular section with rectangular ricasso struck on one face with a circle of dots, iron hilt with arched faceted quillons swelling at the tips, central block with small side-ring, faceted globular pommel, and fluted wooden grip retaining one brass Turk's head (wire binding missing); another, the blade of stiff diamond section with ricasso struck on both sides with a mark, a crowned A, slightly arched swelling quillons, small side-ring, octagonal pommel, and later wooden grip, both early 17th Century; and an Italian gunner's stiletto, the cut-down rapier blade of hollow triangular section struck with various letters at the forte, the hilt with short brass writhen quillons, pommel en suite, and writhen cow-horn grip (damaged) inlaid with staghorn pellets and brass nails, 17th Century

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A LEFT-HAND DAGGER with blade (pitted) of stiff triangular section with rectangular ricasso struck on one face with a circle of dots, iron hilt with arched faceted quillons swelling at the tips, central block with small side-ring, faceted globular pommel, and fluted wooden grip retaining one brass Turk's head (wire binding missing); another, the blade of stiff diamond section with ricasso struck on both sides with a mark, a crowned A, slightly arched swelling quillons, small side-ring, octagonal pommel, and later wooden grip, both early 17th Century; and an Italian gunner's stiletto, the cut-down rapier blade of hollow triangular section struck with various letters at the forte, the hilt with short brass writhen quillons, pommel en suite, and writhen cow-horn grip (damaged) inlaid with staghorn pellets and brass nails, 17th Century
12in.,14in. and 15¼in. (3)

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