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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 ...
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. [1] [2] Moran's knives were sought after by celebrities and heads ...
Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book uses a jambiya knife to kill Shere Khan. Aladdin owns a jambiya left by his father, and uses it to fight Sa'Luk in the 1996 film Aladdin and the King of Thieves. Geralt of Rivia owns a dagger that resembles a jambiya in the 2007 game The Witcher. Ezio Auditore wields a jambiya in Assassin's Creed ...
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 .
The American Bladesmith Society, or ABS, is a non-profit organization composed of knifemakers whose primary function is to promote the techniques of forging steel blades.The ABS was founded by knifemaker William F. Moran, who came up with the concept in 1972 when he was Chairman of the Knifemakers' Guild; the following year, he introduced Damascus steel blades at an annual show.
The rondel dagger was a fighting knife with a double-edged, tapered blade and a hilt featuring circular guards. The bollock dagger dates from around 1300–1350, and had a distinctive hilt cap formed from two lobes that acted as a hand-stop. [10] It was especially popular with English and Norwegian combatants.
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.
These gems were set to accent the gold filigree which overlaid the jade handle. It took Warenski ten years to complete this knife and it was sold for $2.1 million (US). The third knife in this series was named "Fire and Ice"; this knife contained 28 ounces of 18K gold, 22 rubies totaling 4.25 karats and 75 diamonds totaling 7 karats.