The Swiss Dagger (often called the "Baselard") was a popular weapon with the Swiss pikemen throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. Swiss daggers were not usually issued as ordinance weapons, but purchased privately by soldiers as secondary items. This Boker replica features the same crescent shaped pommel and cross-guard as the original daggers, but now feature rust resistant stainless steel instead of iron. Their curved shape appeared as early as the 13th century and remained unique to Switzerland. This distinctive hilt design can be recognised in many of Hans Holbein`s works, which is why the Swiss dagger was sometimes referred to as the `Holbein Dagger`. The handle is made of selected Cherry wood, and the high carbon steel dagger style blade has an impressive length of 8 5/8 ins and is satin finished.