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Sheath for Dagger
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Sheath for Dagger

Artist/Culture
Datelate 1800s
Mediumleather, wood and copper alloy
Dimensions22.2 × 16.5 cm (8 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E.D. Buffington
Object number1917.57.2
DescriptionTooled leater on wood. Chape of copper alloy. Secondary sheath for lost by-knife. The belt is of much lower quality, and may be a later addition.
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