Composite Bollock Dagger
- Dated: partly 16th century
- Measurements: overall length 32.4 cm
The dagger features a slender blade formed with a long single-edged ricasso and struck with a mark on one side; the remaining length tapering to a narrow point, later hilt comprising iron crosspiece with quillons formed as a pair of arched monsters. It has a brass fillet, carved wooden grip with a pair of basal nodules and an iron pommel cap pierced and engrave with Celtic ornament over the top.
It’s the nutshank
(via sarlione)
