Dagger

From Elanthipedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

A dagger is is a fighting knife with a sharp point designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon.

Over the years, the term 'dagger' has been used to describe a wide variety of thrusting knives, including knives that feature only a single cutting edge, or, in some instances, no cutting edge at all. However, over the last hundred years or so, authorities have recognized that the dagger, in its contemporary or mature form, has come to incorporate certain definable characteristics, including a short blade with a sharply-tapered point, a central spine or fuller, and (usually) two cutting edges sharpened the full length of the blade, or nearly so. Most daggers also feature a full crossguard to keep the hand from riding forwards onto the sharpened blade edges. Another distinctive feature of the modern dagger is that it is designed to position the blade horizontally when using a conventional palm grip, enabling the user to slash right or left as well as thrust the blade between an opponent's ribs.[1]

Variations

ItemSource isRare itemIs incomplete
Adder-shaped sacrificial daggerRagged wind hag
Assassin's daggerQuest for Kanton's Dagger
Assassin's dagger etched with a rearing dragonZhnai
Battered bronze daggerGraverobber (2)Graverobber (1)true
Birch-hilted dagger engraved with roaring lionsHollow Eve Festival 410/Raffles
Black dagger inlaid with mother of pearlHollow Eve Festival 410/Rafflestrue
Black iron hunting dagger with an empty socket for the pommelAbandoned Dragon (2)
Black throwing dagger with a rotting leather-wrapped hiltSpiraling Out of Control
Black throwing dagger with a skull hiltSpiraling Out of Control
Black tursa sacrificial dagger with a twisting flame bladeDroughtman's Challenge 441/Incidental loottrue
... further results

References

Related Forum Posts

Click here to search for related posts.

Additional Information