A gilt 17th century style Main-Gauche, Toledo, Spain, ca. 19th century, from the Barakat Collection.

A lovely pierced Main-Gauche, Spain, ca. 18th century, from Fagan Arms.

A lovely paired Cup-hilt Rapier and Main-Gauche, Italian or Spanish, ca. 1650-1660, housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.

A lovely Main-Gauche, Spain, ca. 16th century, housed at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional.

A very interesting pierced hilt Main-Gauche, Spain, ca. 1650, housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.

A Main-Gauche "Left-Hand" dagger with beautiful pierced decorations, Naples, Italy, ca. 16th century.

A Main-Gauche, from Czerny’s International Auction House where they have it listed as a “left hand artillery dagger”, how they came to the second part of that statement I do not know, Spain, ca. 1700.

Another Main-Gauche with pierced decorations on the Guard and Blade, Spain, ca. 16th century.