Arm knife

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Nubian warrior with an arm dagger on his left upper arm

An arm knife is a stabbing weapon ( knife , dagger and the like) that is carried in a sheath attached to the arm . This form of wearing is mainly known in North Africa : the Tuareg as a Telek dagger , the Nubian as a Nubian arm dagger and the ancient Egyptians . The Tuareg and the Nubians still use the traditional way of carrying in part today.

In the fiction come to the forearm fortified and concealed carried switchblade knives and swords in movies (eg. As Marathon Man , Smokin 'Aces , Saw ), or in computer games (. Eg Assassin's Creed ) on.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nic Fields: Soldier of the Pharaoh: Middle Kingdom Egypt 2055 1650 BC , Verlag Osprey Publishing, 2007, ISBN 1-84603-106-0 , page 20 [1]