Details

Object type

ballock knife

Place Associated

England, possibly (place of manufacture)

Date

circa 1500

Materials

steel, ivory, gold

Dimensions

overall: 403 mm x 33 mm x 25 mm 230 g

Description

Ballock Knife (also known as a bollock dagger); openwork spiral ivory grip around gilt tang held at pommel end by scalloped iron mount; modified ballock quillons mounted with iron fleur-de-lys; iron quillon guards; blade with single cutting edge, triangular in section, tapering to point. Possibly England.

Credit Line/Donor

Gifted by Sir William and Lady Burrell to the City of Glasgow, 1944

Collection

Burrell Collection: Arms and Armour

ID Number

2.121

Location

Burrell Collection North Galleries