Misericord 1

Misericords are small daggers (15 to 25 cm) used to threaten or finish off an armoured soldier. Their very stiff blade, of hard steel and triangular section, was designed to slip between armour plates and through other protection so as to threaten an opponent’s life directly.

Their small size also allowed members of the court to conceal them and so remain armed on every occasion.

The model shown has a triangular blade fullered on all three faces. Its guard is bronze, its grip black ebony with a twisted bronze inlay.

This weapon is sharp.