Dagger facts for kids

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Poignard 0.188.1 2 fond
Neolithic dagger
Winchester Riot Knife
Modern Winchester Riot Dagger and sheath

A dagger is a knife which is used to stab people. It has a double-edged blade, so it cannot be used for normal cutting like a knife.

Daggers are small, so they can often be hidden under the attacker's clothing and then suddenly produced.

Some people like Julius Caesar were assassinated with a dagger.

Images for kids

  • Fs-dagger

    The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, a modern-day dagger

  • Puñal íbero de frontón (M.A.N.) 01

    Pre-Roman Iberian iron dagger forged between the middle of the 5th century BCE and the 3rd century BCE

  • Bronze age, Kurdistan, Sine

    Bronze Age swords, Kurdistan, museum of Sanandaj

  • Puñal íbero antenas atrofiadas (M.A.N.) 01

    Iberian triangular iron dagger

  • De Fechtbuch Talhoffer 169

    Depiction of combat with the dagger (degen) in Hans Talhoffer (1467)

  • ReproMedievalDaggers

    Modern reproductions of medieval daggers. From left to right: Ballock dagger, Rondel dagger, and a Sword-hilt dagger

  • Dagger horse head Louvre OA7892 full

    Mughal dagger, Louvre.

  • Ek knives

    20th century daggers

  • Art Knives by Buster Warenski

    Buster Warenski dagger


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