Beautiful 12.2” Damascus Medieval Dagger + Premium Leather Sheath

Camel Bone Handle with Stainless Steel & Wood Spacers

266 Layers 1085 High Carbon Steel + 15N20 Bright Steel, Damascus Water Pattern

Oil Quenched, Tempered to 56-58 HRC

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Details: OA dagger - 12.2” / Blade Length - 7.1” / Handle Length - 5.1”. Hand tooled dyed leather sheath. Camel Bone handle with hardwood and stainless steel spacers, stainless steel butt cap and Damascus guard, The Damascus is heat-treated, tempered and oil quenched to achieve optimal levels of flexibility and hardness. Handmade, each piece is unique. The dagger in photos is the one you will receive.

Comments: The materials and workmanship of these Damascus knives and swords is superb. A work of art! Excellent construction; tough, solid, and sharp!!! The damascus will take an incredible edge where the difference in materials seem to create a infinitesimal serrated sharpness - you can feel it but not see it. Remarkable cutting and thrusting ability. The natural materials, beautiful patterned steel and thick hand tooled leather sheath make it a favorite for discerning collectors and re-enactors looking for something special. Handmade in Pakistan.

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Daggers (re-)appear in the Late Middle Ages (c. 1120), in large part due in improvements in armor and evolving methods of warfare. Previous to that hewing knives like the messer and seax had been predominant. In the 12th century the 'knightly dagger’, or more properly, cross-hilt or quillon dagger was an essential part of the Chivalric armament . A number of depictions of the fully developed cross-hilt dagger are found in the Morgan Bible (c. 1240) By the late Medieval period the dagger saw widespread use as a more common sidearm for men at arms, archers as well as civilian use for personal protection. 

During this time, the dagger was often employed in the role of a secondary defense weapon in close combat. In the 14th century, it wasn't uncommon for knights to fight on foot to strengthen the infantry defensive line which necessitated in greater use of the dagger. At Agincourt (c. 1415) archers used them to dispatch dismounted knights by thrusting the narrow blades through helmet vents and other apertures. One style, called the baselard became popular as a civilian weapon as well as a fashion accessory and status symbol.

The cross-hilt type persisted well into the Renaissance with parry and off-hand daggers used with rapiers. In the modern era designs like the V-42 stiletto were used extensively in many Special Forces branches as the primary fighting knife during WWI and the M3 trench knife in WWII.