length: 19 5/8"
blade: 14 1/2"
blade width: 1 1/8" at base
blade width: 7/16" at 2" from tip
grip and pommel: 5"
guard: 2 3/4"
weight (dagger): 11.8 oz
weight (dagger and sheath): 15.4 oz

Baselard daggers were used throughout central Europe from the 13th through 17th centuries. In particular, the baselard was particularly popular in the 15th and 16th centuries, and among the Swiss (who were rather seriously kick-ass mercenaries at the time.) This reproduction is copied from an early 15th century original in the Wallace Collection, and features a single-edged diamond-section blade with a riveted tang made from expertly tempered 5160 high carbon steel. The distinctive hardwood grip is capped with engraved guard and pommel plates, and an attractive leather-covered scabbard with a suspension ring completes the presentation. This is an absolutely beautiful and functional historical dagger. (Side note - this dagger style was resurrected in the 20th century by a bunch of assholes whom we won't mention here, so if you're not familiar with baselards but you're wondering why this looks familiar, that's why.)

Discontinued and sold out