Medieval Daggers

Our Crusader Knight’s Dagger is the perfect sidearm for any knight or man-at-arms. It features robust 14^th century style solid steel hilt fittings and a cord wrapped brown leather grip. The tapered high carbon steel blade is designed for stabbing rather than slashing and is designed to exploit the openings in plate armour.

The stitched brown leather scabbard features a wooden lining and is decorated with a Crusader cross at the top (which some people choose to paint). The dagger has a blunt blade and rounded tip.

Blade Length: 31cm
Overall Length: 48cm
Guard Width: 15cm
Weight: 598g
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Stitched Leather

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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The Practical Medieval dagger has been designed with the re-enactor in mind. The thick 3mm edges and rounded tip are deemed safe for the re-enactment field by the majority of organisations (if in doubt check with your safety officer). The cord wrapped grip offers excellent purchase and the thick steel guard offer a great level of protection.

Great for theatrical and re-enactment use. Not recommended for full contact combat. Comes complete with leather wrapped wood scabbard.

Overall length: 45 cm
Blade length: 30 cm
Handle length: 9 cm
Weight: 592g
Blade thickness (base): 0.5 cm
Blade width (base): 3 cm
Guard width: 13 cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather, Wood

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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The Knights Templar were a powerful crusading order of knights founded in the 11th Century with many of their number recruited from England and France. There are many Templar castles and churches throughout England including the Temple Church in London, made famous in The Da Vinci Code.  

Our Knights Templar Dagger is the perfect sidearm for our best-selling Knights Templar Sword. It features a forged steel blade with solid brass pommel and guard - both adorned with the Templar Cross in red enamel. Comes complete with leather sheath with belt loop. This item has a blunt blade and is manufactured for display only. 

Total length: 43.5 cm
Blade length: 29 cm
Grip length: 7 cm
Weight: 538 g
Blade thickness (base): 0.4 cm
Blade width (base): 6 cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Stitched Leather 

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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This Blackfriars Dagger is inspired by a sword that was found in the mudbanks of the River Thames near Bull Wharf, Blackfriars. The sword is dated to around 1340-50 and is a typical knight's sword of the period. It is now held in the Royal Armouries collection. Our Blackfriars Dagger has solid brass hilt fittings and a polished (camel) bone grip.

The blade is hand forged from steel and is housed in a leather scabbard with belt loop and brass fittings. The matching Blackfriars Sword is also available for purchase. It has a blunt blade and is manufactured for display only.

Total length: 44 cm
Blade length: 29 cm
Grip length: 9 cm
Weight: 478 g
Blade thickness (base): 0.48 cm
Blade width (base):  3.1 cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14^{th _}17^th century, that is regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle ages and modern history. During this period the fighting arts and associated weaponry also went through change. This period gave birth to weapons like the elegant and refined rapier, designed more for duelling and protection than for use on the battlefield.

Our Renaissance Dagger is a weapon of a more refined age. Gone are the straight quillons of the medieval period, in favour of downturned quillons that make parrying easier. The blade is longer and thinner than medieval counterparts and is designed more for thrusting than cutting – whilst still remaining enough mass to solidly parry a blow from a rapier. These parrying daggers were sometimes called “Main Gauche” (French for “Left Hand”) as they were used in conjunction with a rapier, that was held in the right hand. It features solid steel hilt fittings and a leather wrapped grip. The hand forged blade is blunt and great for theatrical and re-enactment use. Not recommended for full contact combat. It comes complete with a laced leather scabbard with belt loop.  

Overall Length: 44cm
Blade Length: 29cm
Blade Width: 3.2cm
Blade Thickness: 0.5cm
Guard Width: 15.5cm
Guard Depth: 2.3cm
Grip Length: 8.6cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Leather

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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The 17th-century sail dagger, or main-gauche (left-hand dagger), was a specialized parrying weapon used alongside a rapier, popular from the 1630s-40s in Europe, particularly Spain. Characterized by a large, triangular metal "sail" guard, it protected the hand while allowing for effective blade catching and deflection.

Total Length: 51cm
Blade Length: 31cm
Blade Width: 3cm
Guard Width: 26cm
Grip Length: 10cm
Edge: Blunt

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Drawing upon the outstanding quality and range of the Royal Armouries collections, we are proud to present this range of fine quality replicas. At each stage of the process, from the initial selection to the last details of the prototypes, the Museum’s experts on armour and edged weapons have been personally involved. 

These replicas are impressive in both their look and feel, accurately capturing the dimensions, materials and processes of the originals with tremendous attention to detail. The Royal Armouries is delighted that enthusiasts will now be able to enjoy these objects ‘at first hand’.

By tradition, the original dagger belonged to Henry VIII and was probably a hunting weapon. Its blade is long, hollow-ground, single-edged and decorated with etched roses and pomegranates. These were respectively the badges of King Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. Her badge probably dates the dagger to the first decade of Henry’s reign.

Probably English, about 1510-20; the wooden grip with steel pommel and ferrule, 1960.

Length: 46cm
Blade Length: 35cm 
Grip: 8.5cm 
Guard: 6.8cm 
Blade Width: 2cm
Blade Thickness: 0.7cm
Point of Balance: 16cm
Weight: 292g
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

This item is blunt and is for ornamental use only.

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This early 16th Century dagger is based on a historical example which is housed within the collection of the Metropolitan Museum and dated to 1510-1540. These German styled daggers with their characteristic half ring guard would have been a fine everyday sidearm to a well-heeled knight, burgher or landsknecht mercenary.

This reproduction has a blade of high carbon steel and its hilt has a guard and pommel of antiqued brass and a well-carved hilt of wood. The dagger is paired with a sheath of high quality dyed vegetable tanned leather with antiqued brass fittings and hanging rings.

Overall Length: 37.5cm
Blade Length: 25cm
Weight: 198g
Edge: Blunt

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

No knight would be without this trusty sidearm which could be used if he lost his sword on the battlefield. There are many manuscripts written on its use and it was clearly an efficient weapon in the right hands.

The etched blade is forged from steel and is topped by brass hilt fittings with a carved wooden grip. This is a weapon for no mere peasant! Comes complete with stitched leather scabbard.

Total Length: 41.5cm
Blade Length: 30cm
Grip Length: 10.5cm
Weight: 362g
Blade Thickness (base): 0.45cm
Blade Width (base):  2.88cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 2.5cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: Stitched Leather 

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

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