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Fig. 801. Dagger

English, about 1480. Found in London Guildhall Museum

Fig. 802. Dagger

English, about 1460 Collection: Author

Fig. 803. Dagger

English, about 1440-50 British Museum

weapons, the strange form of grip being executed in various materials, ivy root, sycamore, horn, ebony, ivory, or metal alone; while in our own collection, acquired from the Cosson Collection, can be seen a splendid Flemish "kidney" dagger with Gothic mounts of silver, together with its leather sheath. This was obtained from the collection of the late M. Victor Gay,