Stiletto with a silver-plated handle, circa 16th century AD.

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Stiletto with a silver-plated handle, circa 16th century AD.
No restoration.
Mechanical cleaning.
Extremely  rare +++
Weight -  220,0 grams
Length -    42,5 cm
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Found widespread since the beginning of the 16th century, during the Renaissance, but was known earlier. The section of the blade can be round, oval, three- (most often) or four-sided with valleys and ribs of rigidity or flat edges, the blades are usually absent.
The predecessor of the stylet is the so-called "dagger of mercy", or misericord (fr. Miséricorde), used to finish off the enemy and in the case of fighting in armor. Small size, comfortable shape and excellent sharpness made it possible for him to most easily penetrate through the joints of knightly armor, between the scales of the shell or rings of chain mail, thereby stopping the torment of the wounded dying warrior. It appeared in Europe in the XII century and was a dagger 20-40 cm long with a 3-4-sided blade. The same weapon was available in Japan, where it also appeared by the XII century and was called yoroi doshi ("armor piercer").
Later, at the beginning of the 16th century, a weapon such as a stiletto arose in Italian cities. It is believed that the reason for its appearance was duel fights, where a dagger with a narrow blade was used as a left-hand weapon. They were repelled by the attacks of rapiers and swords. In this capacity, a narrow dagger called "dag" with a cross-shaped guard with hooks, in which the blade of a sword or rapier was caught, became widespread. Dag sizes varied depending on the manufacturer. The Spanish dagger of the 17th century had a total length of 270 mm, a blade 180 mm, and a thickness of 5 mm. The German stylet of the 17th century reached a length of 390 mm, the length and thickness of the blade, respectively, 260 and 10 mm. The total length of the French stylet of the same time is 475 mm, the blade is 350 mm with a thickness of 5 mm. After the disappearance of knightly armor and heavy swords, the weight and length of the blade were somewhat reduced, the daga lost its guard and turned into the well-known stylet with a thin blade and a straight cross.
The small size of the stiletto made it possible to secretly wear it under clothes or disguise it in various items, which is why it was popular with hired assassins and conspirators, as well as women. In military affairs, the stiletto was used as an additional weapon or weapon of self-defense against an enemy dressed in armor.
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