Dagger
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Brass, Leather, Metal, Sharkskin
Measurements
473 mm (L); 384 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452117
Summary
Japanese curved bladed dagger in a scabbard. White shagreen handle with brass dragon ornaments. Blade tarnished. Scabbard is black leather with three brass bands.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1954 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961.