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The dagger became an object of splendour and an integral part of a nobleman’s equipment. The left-handed dagger became paired with the noble rapier. When used in fencing alongside the rapier, the dagger was held in the left hand and complemented the longer weapon – binding the opponent’s weapon while the rapier was used to attack. In ...
15 de ene. de 2019 · Left-Handed Dagger or "Main Gauche", c. 1650. Spain (?) or Italy, (Neapolitan?), 17th century. Steel, pierced and chiseled; overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); blade: 44.4 cm (17 1/2 in.); quillions: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.699
Spanish left hand dagger 1. Period: 17th Century. Description: This object is a typical example of a main-gauche dagger, with its characteristic features of a broad, knuckeguard that curves upwards towards the pommel to give the guard a triangular outline.
steel, pierced and chiseled. Support: Pierced and chiseled. Overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); Blade: 44.4 cm (17 1/2 in.); Quillions: 25.4 cm (10 in.) Weight: 520 g (1.15 lbs.) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.699. Location: not on view.
Methods of defense included the use of a dagger or a buckler (small shield) held in the left hand and an increased reliance on parries made with the rapier itself. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, distinct schools of fencing developed rapidly in Italy, France, Germany, and Spain.
Details. A SPANISH LEFT-HAND DAGGER. Mid-17 t h Century. With sharply tapering three-stage blade, the forte cut with a fluted back panel changing to a panel of notched ornament, rectangular ricasso indented for the thumb, struck with bladesmith's mark on both sides between a pair of rings and punched with a pattern of small circles, iron hilt ...
A Left-hand Dagger of Spanish form, c. 1675 | Peter Finer. Item ref: 3902. Spain or Italy. Steel, iron and wood. Provenance: Private collection, Europe.
