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Templar Dagger Veritas Crucis with Golden Cross
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SKU: DAG-002The Knights Templar were founded around 1120 in Jerusalem with a very specific mission: to protect pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land. Their knights took their name from the headquarters they occupied next to the ancient Temple and always bore the cross as the emblem of their vow. This dagger embodies the austere style of 12th-century Templar weapons: a straight, double-edged blade, a black hilt, and a pommel with a gold cross on a red background. According to the maker's account, which lacks documented historical basis, the dagger "Veritas Crucis" (the Truth of the Cross) was given to the young knight Friar Milo de Clairval, who used it to free unjustly imprisoned people and defend pilgrims on the road to Caesarea. After the fall of the Templars, it was secretly passed from hand to hand. The character is fictional, although the headquarters in Jerusalem, the route to the port of Caesarea, and the protection of pilgrims are indeed part of the Order's real history.
Identification
- Specific type
- Double-edged Templar dagger
- Model
- Templar Dagger Veritas Crucis with Golden Cross
- Historical period depicted
- 12th century, era of the Crusades
Blade
- Overall length
- 38 cm
- Blade length
- 25 cm
- Steel type
- Polished carbon steel
- Blade profile
- Double-edged, smooth and straight blade with a small cross engraved next to the guard
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened / decorative
Grip and guard
- Handle material
- Black leather
- Guard and pommel
- Short straight guard in gold tone; circular pommel with gold cross flory on a red background
Scabbard
- Scabbard included
- Yes, leather
- Scabbard material
- Black leather with silver metal throat and chape, and a gold shield matching the pommel
General information
- Total weight
- 400 g
- Recommended use
- Decoration, collecting, historical re-enactment
The blade is made of smooth, polished steel, with a double edge that tapers to a sharp point, and features a small engraved cross next to the guard. The guard is a short, straight bar with a gold finish. The handle is wrapped in black leather and finished with a circular metal pommel bearing the same gold cross in relief on a red enamel background. The scabbard is made of black leather, with the mouth and tip reinforced by silver-finished metal pieces and a gold shield bearing the same cross as the pommel.
- Templar-inspired dagger from the 12th century.
- Smooth steel blade, double-edged, with engraved cross.
- Circular pommel with gilt cross on a red background.
- Straight gilt guard and black leather grip.
- Black leather sheath with silver fittings and a gilt shield.
- Manufacturer's legend: the Veritas Crucis dagger of Brother Milo of Clairval.
- Decorative piece without a real edge, for collecting or re-enactment.
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