romantic dagger
Europe
19th century
Steel, iron, leather
Long. total: 23; Long. blade: 13.5 cm

Double-edged steel blade with central ridges.
Guard with two leafy quillons and an anthropomorphic head in its middle.
Rocket depicting Saint George slaying the dragon.
Sheath chased with scrolling foliage and zoomorphic motifs within a cartouche.
A bail ring held in the mouth of a wolf.
Leather tie.

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