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Basic Things You Should Know About Daggers

· Fixed Blade Knives

Since ancient times, daggers have been used for various reasons in a man’s day to day activities either with a ceremonial and ritual stance or mostly under gruesome situations like fights and wars. A dagger is a blade that is more than capable of piercing any soft targets (paper bags, animals and humans etc.) with its sharp tip and edge(s). Tri dagger (or a normal one) is well known thrusting and stabbing weapon that can put the fear of God in anyone, especially if someone comes charging towards them with a dagger knife pointed right for their bodies.

Don’t worry though, as all the wholesale knives and daggers for sale on KnifeImport.com are of great quality and being sold at the lowest possible price in the market. In this article, you will be given an idea of all the basic things people misunderstand about various cool daggers you can find out there. So, let’s begin!

Dagger Knife

Are Daggers Actually Knives?

We have seen a large number of people worried while considering whether knives and daggers are the same thing, and if yes then why do they have a completely different name? But as previously mentioned, there are no doubts that daggers are basically one of the many types of knives for sale available in stores near you.

So, if someone wants to refer to a fixed blade double edged knife then they can simply call it a dagger, or dagger knife, and no one will object we assure you!

You might not know but there are examples of the stiletto knife, a sharp tipped thrusting weapon, being referred to as a dagger as well.

You should do your best to remember that these are the lethal weapons and simply fixed blade knives that cannot be made into pocket knives. So, expect them to come in/or with sheathes, in case you buy wholesale daggers in the market.

Medieval Weapons

The medieval era boasts the use of this close combat weapon, which the knights kept as a secondary blade in their arsenal and while many covert warriors at that time used for assassinating their targets. This should further prove that daggers for sale these days are lethal weapons that cannot carried everywhere at your whim.

  • Some Types of the Medieval Daggers
    • Bollock: two oval swellings at the guard, also called kidney daggers
    • Basilard: long, double edged blades, worn with armor
    • Dirk: Scottish variation of a bollock dagger
    • Misericorde: similar to stiletto knife
    • Rondel: long, single edged blade, round hand guards and pommel

Enjoying the article so far? Well what do you say, should we go even further back in time to know more about this weapon? We think you might say, “YES!” or at least “ok”. So, let’s go!

King Tut’s Dagger from Outer Space

Now, you might be thinking: “What? A dagger knife that fell to the earth from the skies above?”“No Way!”

Well you will be right to think that because it didn’t fell from outer space actually, just the material from which it was made, came hurtling towards Earth and hit it in shape of a meteorite, thousands of years ago. Some historians say that this ancient yet cool dagger even had magical powers.

Coming Back to the Present

In today’s world, people still very much admire the beauty and lethality of a dagger knife, which is often seen in movies made around the globe. Another trend that’s going around these days is that game and movie enthusiasts often seek out fantasy daggers for sale available online, just so that they add these cool knives to their personal collection.

Finally, we hope that you can find all kinds of daggers, you want, in stores near you!