Ancient Daggers - Wonderful Warfare Items of History

Dec 1
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2010

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The importance of daggers in history is the same as that of swords and other weapons. Owing to their rich history, the ancient daggers are a must to include in any weapon or armor collection.

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With long swords and other weapons,Ancient Daggers - Wonderful Warfare Items of History Articles daggers were also among the most important items that were widely used in all battles during history. Dagger is relatively smaller than other swords but has a very significant historical background. Their significance is evident in the fact that the great warrior, Julius Caesar was killed with a dagger. Many people prefer daggers over swords because they are small in size and light in weight. Other than that more and more people are interested in adding good fantasy daggers to their weapon collection.

Nowadays it is quite easy to find various highly decorative and intricately constructed daggers. The popularity of these daggers continues to rise due to their ancient look and unique features. Due to their rich history, no armor or sword collection is complete without the inclusion of some fine fantasy daggers.

A dagger usually resembles a knife and almost has the same length too but in contrast to knives, daggers have two cutting edges instead of one. During ancient wars, it was used to attack the opponent in a stabbing manner and was sharp enough to slice flesh, wood etc. A dagger normally consists of two parts; blade and hilt. The hilt comprises of a guard, grip and pommel while the blade features two double sided sharp edges. Grips of these daggers are made from a variety of different materials such as wood, leather, animal bone, animal skin, metal etc. Their blades are generally made up of different types of carbon steel.

Numerous people use these ancient daggers for decorative purposes and display them to enhance the look of their homes and offices. Buying a real antique dagger is however quite expensive, therefore the most favorable thing is to go for their replicas. There are a number of well known manufacturers who are known for their fine and high quality authentic replicas. With the wide variety of these daggers available in the market you can easy easily select the item of your interest and that too within your budget.

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