Item
Physical Object
Needle-Point Style Dagger
- Object Name/Title
- Needle-Point Style Dagger
- Catalog Number
- 111-0296
- Physical Description
- Early 16th century (or possibly mid 15th century) needle-point dagger featuring a slender blade with shallow diamond cross-section. The piece exemplifies the needle-point style popular during the Renaissance period. The dagger's design emphasizes thrusting capability with its acute point and rigid blade construction. Despite missing its grip, the dagger retains its distinctive elements including the decorated crossguard and ornate pommel, demonstrating the blend of functional design and aesthetic detail.
- Dagger Type
- Quillon dagger
- Maker/Workshop
- Unknown Spanish maker(?), Possibly of Italian origin
- Date of Creation
- Circa 1520, Possibly much earlier
- Component Materials
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Blade: Steel
Guard: Iron or steel with decorative grooves
Pommel: Iron or steel
Grip: Originally present but now missing - Measurements
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Overall length: 12 2/16 inches (31.0 cm)
Overall width: 2 3/8 inches (6.0 cm)
Blade length: 7 7/8 inches (20.0 cm)
Hilt length: 4 2/8 inches (10.8 cm)
Weight: 5 1/2 ounces (156 g)
- Edge Configuration
- Double-edged blade with shallow diamond cross-section
- Guard Type
- Short down-turned quillons with three deep accent grooves at center
- Pommel Details
- Round pommel decorated with grooves in an oblong curved pattern
- Object History
- Archaeological discovery near Tampa Bay in the early 1960s. The location and context suggest possible Spanish colonial connection, as Tampa Bay was within the sphere of early Spanish exploration and settlement in Florida.
- Acquisition Source
- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16463
- Subject Terms
- Daggers; Renaissance weapons; Archaeological finds; Florida artifacts; 16th century arms; Military daggers; Maritime archaeology
- Temporal and Spatial Coverage
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Temporal: Early 16th Century (circa 1520), Possibly much earlier
Spatial: Tampa Bay, Florida (discovery location); Spain (origin), Possibly Italian - Related Collections
- The F.E. Williams III Collection of Antique Weapons and Artifacts
- Collection Attribution
- Frederick Eugene Williams III (known as Jack Williams), Collector
- References and Citations
- See additional information at the Medieval Sword Resource site vikingsword.com
- Rights Statement
- © weaponscollector.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Attribution required: "From the F.E. Williams III Collection at weaponscollector.com
