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Old 18th June 2016, 03:21 PM   #2
motan
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Default Size does not matter - for daggers

Hello Kubur,
Unfortunately for those who like to discuss the functional aspects of weapons, most edged weapons are first and foremost ornaments, or man's jewels, like a gentleman's pocket watch. At least, that is my opinion. It is especially true for daggers, which are not very effective anyway. If you look at Omani, Yemeni or Hijazi daggers, you realize that fighting with them would be about as effective as hitting somebody with an oar.
Size does not matter because they were hardly ever used, if at all.
I have a small collection of daggers from the Levant (Al Sham) and about half of them have a grip which is too small for my hand (while having a perfectly usable blade). And I have avarage minus size hands. Some, which are definately no tourist items, are too small as a whole for any practical use.
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