A 17th-century “Buckingham Dagger”

Thursday 15th August, 2024 - Bruce Sterling

That’s a lot of practical utility for a weapon that is fancy, aristocratic “belt jewelry.”

Buckingham himself was stabbed to death with a dagger by a disgruntled soldier who had been in one of his lost battles, because, although Buckingham was great at court favoritism, he was a terrible commander out in the field.