Knife and dagger shapes

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Dagger and knife shapes
Dagger blade with saw tooth

Under knife and dagger forms refers to the different types of knives and daggers . Knives can be clearly distinguished from daggers by their shape and use, but there are also mixed forms.

description

  1. Dagger . The dagger blade is single or double-edged, with a straight, symmetrical handle . The pommel is usually thickened or covered with a plate. The blade is particularly suitable for stabbing. There are exceptions for special shapes (e.g. stiletto ).
  2. Knife dagger . The blade is single or double edged. The handle is an asymmetrical knife handle that is bent at the pommel and often widened and has short crossguards. The blade is only suitable for thrusting.
  3. Dagger knife . The blade is the single-edged blade of a knife. The handle is a symmetrical dagger handle with a thickened or a plate studded pommel. It has short crossguards or a small crossguard. The blade is suitable for cutting and stabbing. There are exceptions (e.g. thrust dagger).
  4. Knife . The blade is an asymmetrical, single-edged, mostly bulbous knife blade. The handle is asymmetrical and bent at the pommel and often widened. The blade is mainly suitable for cutting. There are exceptions (e.g. stitch knives, boners, fist knives ).

See also

literature

  • Gerhard Seifert : Sword, rapier, saber: the manifestations of Europe's long grips for collectors and enthusiasts, shown as a floor plan , Verlag HG Schulz, 1962

Web links

Commons : Knife  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Daggers  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Seifert: Technical terms of edged weapons: Dt. Abc of the European bare defensive weapons (cut, thrust, hit and hand weapons) , Verlag Seifert, 1981