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Rapier and Dagger

late 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

With a chiselled and blued steel hilt, part of the equipment of the Electoral guard of Saxony, from the Dresden Rustkammer, Saxon (Dresden), late 16th century. Purchased under the Bequest of Major V.A. Farquharson, F.S.A.; Arms and armour

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Sword
  • Rapier
  • Dagger
Brief description
With a chiselled and blued steel hilt, part of the equipment of the Electoral guard of Saxony, from the Dresden Rustkammer, Saxon (Dresden), late 16th century. Purchased under the Bequest of Major V.A. Farquharson, F.S.A.; Arms and armour
Credit line
Purchased under the Bequest of Major V.A. Farquharson, F.S.A.
Object history
Part of the equipment of the Electoral guard of Saxony, from the Dresden Rustkammer, Germany (Saxony).
Bibliographic references
  • Hayward, J.F. Swords and Daggers, London, HMSO, 1963, cat. 6
  • Patterson, Angus, Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe: Proud Lookes and Brave Attire, V&A Publishing, London, 2009, ISBN 9781851775811, p. 58, ill.
Collection
Accession number
M.34&A-1948

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Record createdMarch 25, 2004
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