Sword breaker, Renaissance dagger about 1600

Sword breaker, Renaissance dagger about 1600

• The dagger is optionally available with a leather-covered wooden scabbard with a metal mouth and chape.
• Total length: 42cm
• Crossguard length: 19.8cm
• The depth of the filed teeth in the blade: 25mm
• Blade Thickness: 4.33mm
• Blade width at guard: 48.74mm
• Pommel length: 49mm
• Pommel diameter: 34mm
• Length of grip wrap (excluding pommel): 8.5cm
• Thickness (diameter) of the guard measured approx. 2cm from the end: 9.32mm
• Weight of the dagger: 760 g
• Weight of the sheath: 139 g
• The center of gravity of the dagger is right in the guard

Specs may slightly vary from piece to piece.

The sword breaker (German Degenbrecher) is a Western European dagger of the 15th-17th centuries, distinguished by large deep teeth along one side of the blade, resembling a comb, which formed a trap designed to capture enemy weapons: sword, sword, rapier. It was used as a dagger for the left hand when fencing, paired with a rapier or a one-handed sword. This weapon did not have a large distribution due to the complex technique of possession and low suitability as a dagger itself.