Dagger

A Dagger is a small bladed weapon less than 30 centimeters long. For sake of simplicity, this will also cover various knives which serve the same role.

Daggers in Warfare

Most daggers are effectively scaled down swords, sacrificing reach for light weight and ease of carry and storage. As such, while they can slash, they are mostly used for stabbing. Like swords, both straight and curved as well as double edged and single edged daggers existed.

For the most part, the main use of daggers was as a fallback weapon for soldiers in case they lost their heavier sword, maces, spears or whatever and as a concealed weapon for defensive or offensive fighting.

Types of Daggers

• Stone Daggers: Unlike swords, you could make a serviceable dagger out of stones which could take an edge like flint, which could be chipped away into that shape. These are commonly found in neolithic burial sites.
  • Obsidian Dagger: Made of volcanic glass, these daggers were extra sharp but extra brittle as well
• Pugio: A leaf shaped dagger used by Roman Legionaries.

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