German Rondel-type long dagger with sheath, s. XVThis beautiful reproduction features a thick steel blade with a square cross-section, rounded edges (in some places concave), and a pointed tip. The historically accurate dish- or disk-shaped pommel and guard, as well as the center ring of the handle, are made of brass. The hilt itself is made of horn. Since horn is a natural product, each dagger has its own unique handle! Variations in horn color and grain are quite common, so the images above are for reference only.
The dagger comes complete with a hand dyed, vegetable tanned leather sheath fitted with a brass overlay and a belt loop. Shade of black may vary slightly from piece to piece due to hand dyeing.
Please note that as the blade has a sharp point, this dagger is intended as a decoration or collector's item and is not suitable for combat re-enactment!
This beautiful late medieval melee weapon is based on the late 14th and early 15th centuries. original examples from Germany. Known as a rondel dagger or roundel dagger, it owes its name to the characteristic flat and circular shape of both its guard and pommel. This particular type of dagger was widely used in the late Middle Ages and continued to enjoy great popularity well into the Renaissance. Appearing in many variations, it was worn by people from all walks of life, from peasants and merchants to Landsknechte or heavily armored knights. Given its particular design, the rondel dagger offered here is actually, to be exact, a Panzerbrecher or Panzerstecher (which literally translates to armor breaker or armor piercer), a thrusting weapon developed specifically for use in close combat. . As its name implies, this one-of-a-kind handheld weapon was uniquely designed to pierce padded armor and chain mail or stab the opponent through the seams of their plate armor. It was characterized by a very stiff blade that usually had no cutting edges, but instead tapered to a needle-sharp point.
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