Ballock Stiletto

It is easy to guess why the name of Ballock Stiletto is related to. This kind of daggers were also called ´kidney dagger´ in the Victorian era, and seems to emerge in the early 14th century in which we can see some examples in effigies that suggests a knightly and warrior use. However, it´s known that with the time the Ballock Dagger were used by merchants, craftsmen and even peasants. The Ballock Stiletto can be considered one of the kinds with a longer lifespan, appearing in the14th century and being in use yet in the 18th century by the Scots in form of phallic-like dirks. More information...