Dagger
Short, pointed hand-to-hand weapon
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- Type
- stabbing weapon
- Length
- 25 cm (9.8 in)
A dagger is a fighting knife typically with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human history for close combat confrontations, and many cultures have used adorned daggers in ritual and ceremonial contexts. The dagger's distinctive shape and historic usage have made it iconic and symbolic. In the modern sense, a dagger is designed for close-proximity combat or self-defense; due to its use in historic weapon assemblages, it has associations with assassination and murder. However, double-edged knives play different roles in different social contexts.
Types of Dagger
- Acinaces
- Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife
- Arkansas toothpick
- BC-41
- Badik
- Baselard
- Bichawa
- Billao
- Bollock dagger
- Cinquedea
- Dirk
- Dohong
- Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
- French nail
- Gerber Mark II
- Haladie
- Jambiya
- Kalis
- Karambit
- Kard
- Katar
- Khanjali
- Khanjar
- Kirpan
- Kris
- Kīla
- Misericorde
- Parazonium
- Parrying dagger
- Pesh-kabz
- Pisuwe
- Poignard
- Qolxad
- SS honor dagger
- Seax
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q182780 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.