Daggers

What hides the short blade that accompanied the samurai in their most intimate deeds? Imagine the gloom of a wooden corridor, the rustle of a padded saya, and, in silence, the decision of one carrying a Tanto by their …

What makes a small dagger deadly? Imagine the silence after the clash of swords, the metallic rustle of chainmail, and the bated breath of two combatants. In that instant, a short, rigid blade can decide fate: that is the …

What happens when war turns to close-quarters combat and the sword is no longer enough? In those moments, medieval daggers are born: instruments small in size but giant in purpose, designed to pierce armor, accompany daily life, and become …

A name that sparks curiosity and a design that forged an era The testicular dagger —also known in Anglo-Saxon tradition as ballock dagger or in more decorous settings as dudgeon or “kidney dagger”— is an object that catches the …

What do Masonic daggers hide beyond steel and ornaments? Imagine the dim light of a lodge, the silence interrupted only by the murmur of rituals and the contained brilliance of a blade that does not seek to wound but …

What do you see in the shadows of a Venetian alley, invisible and lethal, that has more power than a blade that seeks not to cut but to penetrate to the heart of history? The Venetian stiletto is one …

Legend has it that, in the silence after the testudo formation, the short, sharp blade of the pugio gleamed like a contained promise: a tool, a weapon, and at the same time an emblem of belonging to the legion. …