A Corsican Vendetta knife with a floral design. The blade reads: “Che la mia ferita sia mortale” which roughly translates to: “May all your wounds be mortal.”
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Dilara Findikoglu fall 2023 ready-to-wear
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still sharp
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The sword of the day is the stiletto.
The stiletto is an Italian renaissance-era dagger with a long, slender profile and a needle-like point. It is a development on the rondel dagger, and initially served a very similar purpose; a backup weapon to pierce through gaps in armor while in extremely close quarters combat. It was also developed from a second weapon, called a misericorde, used to deliver mercy kills to downed knights through their heavy armor. The narrow blade could penetrate through chain mail at the armpit to reach the heart, or even stab through the eye slits of a helmet to kill quickly via brain injury. Later, the stiletto was adopted as an assassin’s weapon, easily concealed and able to pierce through heavy leather and fabric clothing. The strikingly narrow blade is so iconic that it remains a name for many different kinds of long, narrow features, like extremely thin high heeled shoes.
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TOOTSIE TOY MR.BUBBLE SWISS BUBBLE BLOWER | LISTING
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Dagger with Sheath | Turkish | 19th century | Met Museum
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