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Ear dagger — An ear dagger is a relatively rare and exotic form of dagger that was used during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is so named because the pommel of the dagger has a very distinctive shape, in some cases not unlike a human ear. Ear… … Wikipedia
Dagger — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Dagger (disambiguation). A dagger is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.[1][2] The design dates to human prehistory, and… … Wikipedia
Bollock dagger — Design of a guard for a ballock dagger with top mount of the scabbard, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1536–38 … Wikipedia
Parrying dagger — An example of unsuccessful main gauche use A parrying dagger demonstrated in a modern bout … Wikipedia
List of premodern combat weapons — Premodern combat weapons include include both ranged weapons and mêlée weapons weapons which, in general, existed before the invention of the true flintlock gun around 1610, or until the 1700 s for incendiary weaponscite book | title=Weapon: A… … Wikipedia
Kīla (Buddhism) — Kīla The kīla (Sanskrit Devanagari: कील; IAST: kīla; Tibetan: ཕུར་བ, Wylie: phur ba, pronunciation between pur ba and pur pu, alt. transliterations: phurpa, phurbu or phurpu) is a three sided peg, stake, knife … Wikipedia
Dirk — For other uses, see Dirk (disambiguation). Japanese WW2 naval dirk A dirk is a short thrusting dagger, sometimes a cut down sword blade mounted on a dagger hilt rather than a knife blade. Like the cutlass historically used as a boarding weapon… … Wikipedia
List of daggers — List of daggers:*Acinaces (Mediterranean) *Bagh nakh (Indian) *Balisong, Butterfly knife, Fan knife, Click Clack (Southeast Asian) *Ballock Dagger (Knife), Ballock Hafted knife, Kidney Dagger (European) *Baselard (European) *Bich hwa (Indian)… … Wikipedia
Kris — For other uses of the word kris , see Kris (disambiguation). For other uses of the word KERIS , see KERIS (disambiguation). Kris from Yogyakarta Dapur Carubuk The kris or keris is an asymmetrical dagger or sword nowadays most strongly associated… … Wikipedia
Cinquedea — A cinquedea. The cinquedea is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries. The name means five fingers , and it … Wikipedia
