cma-medieval-art: Left-Handed Dagger or “Main Gauche”, c. 1650, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval Ar
cma-medieval-art: Left-Handed Dagger or “Main Gauche”, c. 1650, Cleveland Museum of Art: Medieval ArtDaggers, like the one displayed here, have been misleadingly called “left-handed daggers” even though they could be held in either hand. The guard is richly decorated with chiseled and pierced arabesques.Size: Overall: 57.2 cm (22 ½ in.); Blade: 44.4 cm (17 ½ in.); Quillions: 25.4 cm (10 in.)Medium: steel, pierced and chiseledhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1916.699 -- source link
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