Mechanical dagger

Museum number:
9-22029
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.T-104 and T-104 (original number)
Description:
This is an ingenious mechanical dagger. The seven inch blade hides in the handle and is brought out and locked in place by a series of pivots and levers.
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Steel (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.0 Use not specified (Utensils, Implements, and Conveyances)
Production date:
19th-20th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Mechanical dagger, accession number 9-22029, described as This is an ingenious mechanical dagger. The seven inch blade hides in the handle and is brought out and locked in place by a series of pivots and levers.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Mechanical dagger, accession number 9-22029, described as This is an ingenious mechanical dagger. The seven inch blade hides in the handle and is brought out and locked in place by a series of pivots and levers.

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