Subject: mafioso gangster uomo d'onore 'man of honor', picciotto boy
Culture: Sicilian
Setting: La Cosa Nostra, western Sicily mid-late 19thc
Object: knife
* Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence
"Knife Italian, late 18th century
Knives and daggers were commonly carried by many country folk in 19th-century Europe.
They were mostly used for everyday work and eating but in a fight or quarrel
they could be an extremely dangerous weapon." ...
"Knife Italian, late 18th century" ...
