Fine Art, Arms and Armor, March 15th 2025, 10:00 AM Central Time

Museum Quality 17th C. Italian Brescian Aristocrat's STILETTO Dagger with Fine Chiseled Steel Hilt Featuring a Hear-No-Evil Wise Monkey Figure Among Intricate Details...

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $2,000 - $3,000

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Museum Quality 17th C. Italian Brescian Aristocrat’s STILETTO Dagger with Fine Chiseled Steel Hilt Featuring a Hear-No-Evil Wise Monkey Figure Among Intricate Details, Very Rare Variation of the Cross-guard with Snake Head Finials. Vicious Triangular Section Blade Maker Marked to Both Sides. Blade Having an Intentional Slight Warp for Penetrating Under the Armpit from Behind Reaching to the Heart of the Victim. Great Example Overall of Well Documented Type of Weapon.

Total length (inside scabbard if present) : 12 1/2", Blade length : 7 1/2".

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