German Rondel-type long dagger with sheath, s. fifteenth

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.