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Ben Mudd
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 Posted: Wed 03 Feb, 2010 2:41 pm Post subject: c. 1350 Bollock Daggers? |
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Hi all,
Just curious what bollock daggers looked like around the middle of the 14th century. The myArmoury spotlight article seems to imply that they're the simpler forms of the type, but I'd like to confirm this, as none of the examples shown in the article are specifically and positively identified even to the 14th century. Also, what blade geometry?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ben
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Chad Arnow
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Ballock daggers, while found in period art fairly frequently in the 14th century, do not survive in great numbers. I found 2 in my library.
Harold Peterson's "Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World" doesn't show any. Logan Thompson's "Daggers and Bayonets" doesn't show any either. Claude Blair's "European & American Arms" shows one, but the hilt has been restored and there's no real way to know what it looked like initially.
You may also want to check out this old thread on 14th century daggers, which covers ballock daggers and rondel daggers: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=9853
Rondel, baselard, and quillon daggers seem to have been more popular based on prevalence in period art and surviving examples.
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Dated to the 14th century, but not specifically. It doesn't say where it rests now either. Published in Dr. Capwell's recent book on daggers.
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Dated to the late 14th century. Housed in the Museum fur Deutsche Geschichte in Berlin.
ChadA
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Leo Todeschini
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Cornelis Tromp
Location: Holland Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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this ballock dagger has been found in Amsterdam, it can be dated 14thC.
best regards from holland
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Chad Arnow
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Cornelis,
Thanks for sharing this. How did you arrive at a 14th century date for this? It's a nice dagger, but the reinforced point, asymmetrical blade, bolster/guard, etc. all look like 15th century items to me. This would be an early example of those things.
ChadA
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Cornelis Tromp
Location: Holland Joined: 03 Jan 2010
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| Chad Arnow wrote: | Cornelis,
Thanks for sharing this. How did you arrive at a 14th century date for this? It's a nice dagger, but the reinforced point, asymmetrical blade, bolster/guard, etc. all look like 15th century items to me. This would be an early example of those things. |
Hi Chad,
it is only my own interpretation so it might be wrong. (I am aware that this type is generally dated mid 15thC. fa a similar dagger in the Wallace collection)
In the 14thC the reinforced diamond point and ricasso had their introduction in sword design.(examples of typeXVIa and XVII).
this ballock dagger has a of blunt ricasso in order to be used with 1 1/2 hand and a reinforced point.
Best regards from Holland
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| Cornelis Tromp wrote: | | this ballock dagger has been found in Amsterdam, it can be dated 14thC. |
Look at the closeup of the tip on this dagger and see its reinforcing. Many believe that this makes it easier to punch through mail. This is not the case. The best shape for punching through mail is a thin spike, but this is is a fairly fragile shape. The whole point of reinforcing these kinds of weapons is to make it less likely for the tip to snap when the weapon FAILS to punch through mail (or bone). It is a compromise between practicality and armour-piercing capacity. Every design has a tradeoff. You lose a little armour-piercing capacity and gain a more sturdy weapon.
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Johan S. Moen
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| Leo Todeschini wrote: | Agreeing with Chad, there seem to be very few from the 14th.
I have a picture of this one that came from a Norweigian (if I remember right) city and was dated 1300 |
It's swedish, and currently residing at Kulturen in Lund. Personally, I think the dating is a bit on the early side, but who knows. There is at least one hilt similar to the one on the one you posted, found in Sweden; the dating only says "medieval".
Here it is; http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=312674
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Cornelis Tromp
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herewith 3 daggers published by heribert Seitz in Blankwaffen 1. p211
the left dagger from the Metropoltian Museum of art,NY has a similar reinforced point as my dagger and is dated end of 14thC.
the dagger in the midle is dated 1450 ( also collection MMOA,NY)
the dagger on the right from the Statens museum, Stockholm Sweden is dated 15thC.
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