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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Gyerim-ro dagger and sheath; H. Haladie; Hindsgavl Dagger ...
This was determined by comparing the dagger and sheath to other items of similar constructor depiction (through wall paintings and fragments). [1] The dagger has a decorative and functional head at the end of the handle and the sheath has two side appendages. These were used to attach the dagger to the carrier's belt, from which it hung ...
Balarao (also spelled balaraw, bararao, and bararaw), also known as "winged dagger", is a Filipino dagger used throughout the pre-colonial Philippines. It is unusually shaped, with a double-edged leaf-like blade and a finger-fitting grip consisting of two horn-like projections at the pommel and no guards.
The most famous type of jambiya is that which has a "saifani" or ivory handle; it has a dim yellowish lustre. The more translucent ivory will turn a yellow colour with age and is called "saifani heart". Some of the ivory handles are called "asadi" when they turn into a greenish yellow. When the handle becomes whitish yellow, it is called "zaraf".
The badik consists of three parts, namely the handle and blade, as well as the sheath or scabbard. It comes in a great variety of shapes and sizes. The badik can have a straight, curved, bulbous or wavy, single- or double-edged blade. The blade is smooth or with hollow sections . The point of the blade can be either pointed or rounded.
T'boli and Mandaya badao daggers with sheaths in the National Museum of Anthropology An Iranun pirate from Sabah (formerly part of the Sultanate of Sulu), with a kampilan, a gunong dagger tucked in his sash, and a budjak (spear) The gunong is a dagger variant of the kalis, a Philippine sword derived from the Indonesian kris dagger. The gunong ...
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye are a pair of famous swords forged by the Spring and Autumn master swordsmith Gan Jiang and his wife Mo Ye. The male sword Gan Jiang has a tortoise-shell pattern, while the female sword Mo Ye has a water-wave pattern. Yu Wang Jian: An ancient bronze Jian created by Yu the Great the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty.
Ottoman Kindjal. A khanjali, also known as a kindjal, is a double-edged dagger used since antiquity in the Caucasus. [1] [2] The shape of the weapon is similar to that of the ancient Roman gladius, the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos.