Bidspirit auction | Unusual 17th C. French or

Unusual 17th C. French or Italian Stiletto Dagger with - Unusual 17th C. French or Italian Stiletto Dagger with Gold Inlaid Knight Grip. Interesting early Stiletto, probably French, having a chiseled steel grip in the form of the armored knight, delicately inlaid with gold decorations to the knight's suite of armor and with its steel guard having down-turned lily-shaped finials and gold inlaid shield to each side of the langet. Mounted with an unusual flamboyant blade having gold inlaid decorations to both sides of ricasso area. A very elegant early weapon of seldom encountered pattern for its type. Overall length: 13 1/4”. Blade length: 9 1/2”.