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Dagger, Aceh War
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Dagger with scabbard. The scabbard is of black leather and has a steel mouth-trumpet to which a round carrying knob is attached. At the bottom of the dagger steel fittings with a copper knob. The dagger has a steel single-edged blade which ends in a somewhat curved point. The hilt has a downward shell-shaped quillon. The grip is of wood with three oval copper nails fixed in it. The grip cap is of copper.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDolk Atjeh-oorlog. 1916. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.