Daggers is a short pointed weapon with sharp edges. Much like battle axes, daggers evolved out of prehistoric tools. Daggers were initially made of flint, ivory or even bone and were used as a weapon since the earliest periods of human civilization.
The earliest daggers predating the sword, which essentially developed from over sized daggers.
Although the standard dagger would at no time be very effective against axes, spears or even maces due to its limited reach, it was an important step towards the development of a more useful close combat weapon: the sword.Khukri is a gurkha close combat Weapon. It is still worn by the Gurkha regiment of the Indian Army. It is a kind of a support weapon. It’s shape symbolizes the third eye of Lord Shiva. The shape of the blade is one of the oldest known and has been used in other ancient civilizations as well. The haft can be bone or rosewood. It is a warring weapon and is used in ceremonies as well.
Katar is a Sikh warring and defense weapon. It is a kind of punch dagger and can cut through the mail armor. The dagger was held by grasping the cross-bars so that the side-bars of the hilt lay on either side of the fist. There are a number of variants: single-blade non-folding, double-blade folding, triple-blade folding. Scabbards are usually leather, or leather-covered wood, and sometimes metal; may be covered with ornate hammered sheet-metal, usually silver.
