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The Bollock dagger was often used during Shakespeare's time and was only permitted to be carried by men. This dagger was most commonly used as a backup weapon for a sword or spear. The dagger first started appearing on continental effigies around 1300–1350, and has one of the longest usage periods of any of the five main types of medieval ...
The double edged blade of the jambiya is constructed of steel that in some cases is Damascus or wootz steel. The blade is stored in a sheath known as 'Asib (Arabic: العسيب), usually made of wood covered with metal, leather or cloth. The sheath can be decorated with various ornaments that signify status.
Khanjali (Georgian: ხანჯალი) or Satevari (Georgian: სატევარი), also known as a kindjal, is a Georgian [1] double-edged dagger used since antiquity in the Caucasus. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The shape of the weapon is similar to that of the ancient Roman gladius , the Scottish dirk and the ancient Greek xiphos .
William Francis Moran Jr. (May 1, 1925 – February 12, 2006), also known as Bill Moran, was a pioneering American knifemaker who founded the American Bladesmith Society and reintroduced the process of making pattern welded steel (often called "Damascus") to modern knife making.
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 ...
Bollock dagger, rondel dagger, ear dagger (thrust oriented, by hilt shape) Poignard; Renaissance. Cinquedea (broad short sword) Misericorde (weapon) Stiletto (16th century but could be around the 14th) Modern. Bebut (Caucasus and Russia) Dirk (Scotland) Hunting dagger (18th-century Germany) Parrying dagger (17th- to 18th-century rapier fencing)
Scottish dirk, blade by Andrew Boog, Edinburgh, c. 1795, Royal Ontario Museum. A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger. [1] Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic dearg) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail [2] as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders.
An Omani khanjar, c. 1924 Mogul khanjar dagger with a pistol grip shaped hilt, 17th century.. A khanjar [a] is a traditional dagger originating from the Sultanate of Oman, although it has since spread to the rest of the Middle East [b], South Asia [c] and the Balkans.