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[blacklacrau]

Try this...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11894

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by blacklacrau

Try this...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11894

Hi Blacklacrau,
Thanks for coming in on this

The small ones I'm fairly conversent with. I've now got a couple and regularly see the little souvenier ones for sale.
I'm after information and examples of the large fighting ones carried by the bandits Like these in the clip posted by Chris in the other thread.
Have a look at the clip, you can see they are of this sort of size (around 60cm/2'):


Thanks again
Gene

[blacklacrau]

The material of the hilt was horn, bone, ivory (provinientes of billiard balls), silver, brass and many others.
The daggers of the outlaws were made only to kill helpless victims, kneeling. The outlaws pierced between the clavicle and neck reaching into the heart, sometimes going through to the backs.
The daggers were piercing weapons only, with no cutting edge along the blade.
The higher the prestige and importance of the bandit his biggest dagger, conseqentemente was the biggest dagger Lampião that was about 87cm.

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by blacklacrau

The material of the hilt was horn, bone, ivory (provinientes of billiard balls), silver, brass and many others.
The daggers of the outlaws were made only to kill helpless victims, kneeling. The outlaws pierced between the clavicle and neck reaching into the heart, sometimes going through to the backs.
The daggers were piercing weapons only, with no cutting edge along the blade.
The higher the prestige and importance of the bandit his biggest dagger, conseqentemente was the biggest dagger Lampião that was about 87cm.

87CM!
That really is sword sized!
Your description of their use is certainly enlightening, how awful!!!
Did only bandits carry large ones?
How would you categorise the one in my last post at 60cm long?

Thank you again
Gene