£450
An Italian stiletto, Milan, 16th century, the triangular section steel blade with tooled double socle, cruciform guard and shaped wooden handle with spherical pommel, 33.5cm long Note: a development of the earlier misericordia used by knights from the 12th century, the Italians popularised the domestic use of the weapon from the 15th century, referring to them as a stilettos
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