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Check out the pics below. What is the loop for on this dagger's pommel? Is it for attaching to a breastplate chain or is it ornamental or something else?
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Attachment: 25.18 KB Attachment: 50.37 KB Attachment: 112.49 KBIt was not at all uncommon for a man-at-arms to attach his weapons to his breastplate with lengths of chain so that they would be easily accessible during a fight. I would suspect that the loop on the dagger is, indeed, for that purpose.
| Hugh Fuller wrote: |
| It was not at all uncommon for a man-at-arms to attach his weapons to his breastplate with lengths of chain so that they would be easily accessible during a fight. I would suspect that the loop on the dagger is, indeed, for that purpose. |
This is a 14th century rondel dagger, so that would make sense as that was pretty common in that era, moreso than later. That was my guess as well, I just wanted other opinions/guesses/etc. :)
Pure speculation on my part, but could it be attached to a wrist strap?
| John H wrote: |
| Pure speculation on my part, but could it be attached to a wrist strap? |
I suppose it could be a wrist lanyard. We see that (later?) on axes and warhammers. If I had to guess I'd guess it would be to attach to a breastplate chain, but that's totally a guess.
We see a lot of those on effigies and brasses:
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | ||
I suppose it could be a wrist lanyard. We see that (later?) on axes and warhammers. |
We also hear about it earlier, on axes and swords in Viking sagas. It seems to have been common to hang an ax or sword from a wrist strap and hold a spear in the hand; when the spear is thrown or gets stuck, the other weapon is immediately "at hand", as it were. Egil Skallagrimson does it a lot with his signature seax. :)
| John H wrote: |
| Pure speculation on my part, but could it be attached to a wrist strap? |
I would say yes! Many times I've had my weapon knocked from my hand and I was able to step back and recover only because it was lanyard' to my hand. If I was in a knife fight, you bet I'd have it tied to me!
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