Al Massey Renaissance Dagger
Original: A modern design
This original dagger comes from the creative mind of Al Massey. The blade is pattern-welded. The grip is of bone with horn spacers and bronze hilt furniture. The pommel is "forked," reminiscent of a basilard with a crescent pommel or the more stylized "flames" noted on X.6 in
Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword.
Overall length: 19"
Weight: .9 pounds
Width of guard: 3.5"
Blade: 12.875" long; 1" wide at guard, flaring to 1.5" then tapering to 0.5"
Grip and pommel: 6.75"
Point of Balance (PoB): 2" from guard
Maker: Al Massey.
