Knife
Culture
European
Dateperhaps late 1400s
Mediumiron
Dimensions17.4 × 2.9 cm (6 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.), 1.31 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsRed "58." in paint
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.548
DescriptionUnhafted iron knife. Narrow tang broken near shoulder of blade. Triangular blade sharpened on 1 edge, both curving slightly to joint.ProvenancePurchased by John Higgins from Sumner Healey, N.Y., April 30, 1929. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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1450–1499
about 1600–1650