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1894.25.2.1

Bronze dagger, apparently a "Billy and Charley" forgery.

1894.25.2.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bronze dagger, apparently a "Billy and Charley" forgery.
Long description
Bronze dagger, apparently a forgery. With a small crossguard, one side upturned, the other downturned, a lion's face on each surface at the base of the blade, and pommel in the shape of a bird's head (or an animal with a long snout). [El.B 22/02/2008]
Person
Maker William Smith
Maker Charles Eaton
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source John Evans
Date / Period
Date made: Circa 1865
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1894
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions
Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 250 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1894.25.2.1
Research and responses

Billie and Charlie (also Billy and Charley) [William Monk (aka William Smith) and Charles Eaton]

Search terms: Reproduction, Weapon, Dagger

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