The parrying dagger is a category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand...
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Bebut [ru] (Caucasus and Russia) Dirk (Scotland) Hunting dagger (18th-century Germany) Parrying dagger (17th- to 18th-century rapier fencing) Sgian-dubh (Scotland)...
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Rapier (redirect from Rapier and dagger)
Royal Armouries Museum. p. 144. ISBN 9781913013400. "Parrying Dagger". The MET: Parrying Dagger. Retrieved 2023-10-14. Burgess, Colin; Gerloff, Sabine...
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A rondel dagger /ˈrɒndəl/ or roundel dagger is a type of stiff-bladed dagger used in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used...
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Poignard (category Daggers)
class, noblemen, or members of the knighthood. Similar in design to a parrying dagger, the poniard emerged during the Middle Ages and was used during the...
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sometimes employed in European martial arts and fencing, such as a parrying dagger. Miyamoto Musashi, a Japanese swordsman and ronin, was said to have...
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A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting...
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and buckler sword/rapier and parrying dagger rapier and cloak In most cases the off-hand weapon is used to deflect or parry. Daishō Retiarius "The Rapier...
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A push dagger (alternately known as a punch dagger, punch knife, push knife or, less often, a push dirk) is a short-bladed dagger with a "T" handle designed...
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The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the...
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