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History of the Dagger

DAGGER is short bladed, held in one hand, and while used primarily for thrusting, many would also cut in the manner of a domestic knife. One of the basic ways to kill or wound is to stab. The dagger is the simplest stabbing weapon.

The dagger is a short stabbing knife, ostensibly the diminutive of the sword, though in ancient and medieval times the distinction between a long dagger and a short sword was often obscure. From approximately 1300 the European dagger was consistently differentiated from the sword; in the 16th century a school of fencing developed in which a specially designed dagger with a large guard was held in the left hand and used for parrying. A wide variety of hilt and metal blade shapes are found in daggers from all parts of the world. Types very in accordance with there function, how they are worn and the technology of each society.  Daggers very in length from around 15 cm (6 inches) to 50 cm (20 inches). At the longer end of the scale, the dagger begins to blend with the short sword.

Its convenient size made the dagger inconspicuous to wear and easy to draw, giving it advantages over the sword in many situations. The types include the wavy-bladed Malayan kris, the short, curved kukri used by the Gurkhas, the Hindu katar with its flat triangular blade, as well as innumerable others.

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