Left-Hand Parrying Dagger, Circa 1530
- Title
- Left-Hand Parrying Dagger, Circa 1530
- Subject
- Spanish weapons; Left-hand daggers; Archaeological finds; Florida artifacts; 16th century arms; Parrying daggers; Cape Canaveral artifacts
- Description
- This excavated Left-Hand Spanish Parrying Dagger was found near Cape Canaveral Florida. The 4 1/2 inch hilt has a large scent-stopper shaped pommel, a cross-guard (quillon) with turned down finials and a ring guard (anneau). The 9 1/2 inch needle-point blade has two grooves (fullers) on each side or a hollow ground cross-section.
- Creator
- Unknown craftsperson, Spanish
- Source
- (1) Small Arms of the Spanish Treasure Fleets,
By Noel Wells 2006, Pages 81 and 83 - Publisher
- weaponscollector.com
- Date
- circa 1530
- Contributor
- Frederick Eugene Williams III (known as Jack Williams), Collector
- Rights
- © weaponscollector.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Attribution required: "From the F.E. Williams III Collection at weaponscollector.com
- Relation
- The F.E. Williams III Collection of Antique Firearms
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Language
- United States English
- Type
- Still Images; Artifact Documentation
- Identifier
- 111-0071
- Coverage
- Temporal: 16th Century
Spatial: Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Overall Length
- 14 inches
- Overall Width
- 3 3/4 inches
- Hilt Length
- 4 1/2 inches
- Hilt Material
- Missing
- Blade Material
- Steel
- Blade Length
- 9 1/2 inches
- Weight
- 8 1/8 ounces
- Condition
- Excavated
- Provenance
- Found near Cape Canaveral, Florida
Collection
Citation
Unknown craftsperson, Spanish, “Left-Hand Parrying Dagger, Circa 1530,” WeaponsCollector.com, accessed December 10, 2025, https://relics.weaponscollector.com/items/show/15.