Daggers And Knives

Daggers

A double-edged combat knife with a central spine and edges sharpened their full length, used primarily for stabbing.

Baselard
A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Cinquedea
a civilian short sword or long dagger. It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries.

Dirk
A personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of Sail,

Ear dagger
A medieval dagger with a distinctive ear-shaped pommel.

Katar
a type of push dagger from Indian subcontinent[4] The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user's knuckles.

Mercygiver
a long, narrow knife, used in medieval times to deliver the **** stroke to a seriously wounded knight. The blade was thin enough so that it could strike through the gaps between armour plates.

Parrying Dagger
These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with a single-handed sword such as a rapier. As the name implies they were designed to parry, or defend, more effectively than a simple dagger.

Poniard
a long, lightweight thrusting knife with a continuously tapering, acutely pointed blade and crossguard, historically worn by the upper class, noblemen, or the knighthood.

Rondel
a type of stiff-bladed dagger in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights. It was worn at the waist and might be used as a utility tool, or worn into battle or a jousting tournament as a side arm.

Scramasax / Seax
A type of sword or dagger typical of the Germanic peoples of the Migration period and the Early Middle Ages, especially the Saxons, whose name derives from the weapon.

Stiletto
a long slender blade and needle-like point, primarily intended as a stabbing weapon.

Sai
a traditional piercing melee weapon used in Okinawa. The basic form of the weapon is that of a pointed, prong shaped metal baton, with two curved prongs projecting from the handle. There are many types of sai with varying prongs for trapping and blocking.

Knives

A weapon designed for slashing and or stabbing.

Ballistic knife
A specialized combat knife with a detachable gas- or spring-propelled blade that can be fired to a distance of several feet or meters by pressing a trigger or switch on the handle.

Bayonet
A knife-shaped close-quarters fighting weapon designed to attach to the muzzle of a rifle or similar weapon.

Butterfly knife
A folding pocket knife a two counter-rotating handles where the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.

Combat knife
Any knife intended to be used by soldiers in the field, as a general-use tool, but also for fighting.

Fighting knife: A knife with a blade designed to inflict a lethal injury in a physical confrontation between two or more individuals at very short range.

Karambit
A knife with a curved blade resembling a tiger's claw, and a handle with one or two safety holes.

Rampuri
An Indian gravity knife having a single-edged blade roughly 9 to 12 inches long.

Shiv
A crudely made homemade knife out of everyday materials, especially prevalent in prisons among inmates. An alternate name in some prisons is shank.

Throwing knife
A knife designed and weighted for throwing.

Bowie knife
Any large sheath knife, or a specific style of large knife.

Camping Knife
A camping knife is used for camping and survival purposes in a wilderness environment.

Diver's knife
A knife adapted for use in diving and water sports and a necessary part of standard diving dress.

Folding Knife
A folding knife is a knife with one or more blades that fit inside the handle that can still fit in a pocket.

Letter opener
A knife made of metal or plastic, used for opening mail.

Lockback Knife
a folding knife with a mechanism that locks the blade into the open position, preventing accidental closure while in use

Machete
A large heavy knife used to cut through thick vegetation such as sugar cane or jungle undergrowth; it may be used as an offensive weapon.

Multi-tool and Swiss Army knife
Combine a folding knife blade with other tools and implements, such as pliers, scissors, or screwdrivers

Pocket knife
A folding knife designed to be carried in a pants pocket.

Scalpel
A medical knife, used to perform surgery.

Straight razor
A reusable knife blade used for shaving hair.

Survival knife
A sturdy knife, sometimes with a hollow handle filled with survival equipment.

Switchblade
A knife with a folding blade that springs out of the grip when a button or lever on the grip is pressed.