This Venetian Stiletto from 1590 features classic pointy triangular blade with blunt cutting edges. Its hand-carved handle from hardwood has spiral grooves and forms so an overall shape of a rope. The Stiletto comes with a chaped sheath from genuine cow leather. More information...
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Venetian Stiletto
Please note: This is just an ornamental item, not intended for real use!
- Material: carbon steel, hard wood, cow leather
- Blade of hardened carbon steel 1065
- Included in delivery: Italian Renaissance Stiletto with leader scabbard
- Overall length: 35cm
- Blade length: 22cm
- Handle length: 7,5cm
- Weight of the stiletto approx. 225 g
- Weight of the scabbard approx. 40 g
The purpose of the relatively narrow, but long and rigid blade is, but rather to cause the least possible externally visible damage, such as significant blood flow or significant (if possible deadly) internal injury. The stiletto thus makes it possible to kill rather inconspicuous, which favors the escape of the offender. Its very stable and pointy, but not sharp blade was ideally suited to penetrate chainmail and small cracks or gaps of a metal harness. Stilettos were sometimes worn by gunners, in order to make one's own gun to the enemy useless. For this purpose, the blade was rammed into the firing hole, and broken off.