Dagger

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This dagger was found at Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. It dates from around 1500.

The dagger is a popular medieval type known as a ballock knife because of the distinctive form of its hilt.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-773-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LC 104 A
• Date: Around 1500
  c. 1500
  
• Material: Dagger, bollock
  
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• What: Dagger, bollock
  
• Subject: Daggers, dirks (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Berwickshire, Coldingham Priory
  
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• Description: Ballock knife or dagger found at Coldingham Priory, Berwickshire, c. 1500
  
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