daggers
Assessing a Dagger by Blade Profile
Daggers, broadly speaking, constitute a broad class of bladed tools that are primarily intended as weapons, for defensive applications. Unlike many other bladed tools, the utility of a dagger is therefore limited, and determined largely by the profile and size of the blade. That being the case, you can tell a lot about a dagger, […]
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4 Common Dagger Patterns, Demystified
Daggers have long been carried not only as sidearms, but as concealed weapons, and plainly as tools for utilitarian use in the field, for millennia. Few other tools, besides a basic knife, are as versatile and utilitarian, as these are. Daggers also vary widely in pattern and intended purpose. This short post will shed some […]
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Can a Dagger Be a Functional Tool?
Many daggers are highly specialized weapons, as in the case of the stiletto, which is designed for penetration, even for splitting mail rings, or in the case of the main gauche, for parring a larger blade. Others are highly ornate, such as the Japanese tantos that are sometimes elaborately decorated with lacquered sheaths and rayskin […]
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