Afridi Dagger ?

Norman McCormick · 20th October 2009, 08:15 PM

Hi,
Dagger V's Knife, I have always differentiated these two by the following. A knife always has at least one cutting edge and is primarily designed as a 'tool' a dagger need not have any cutting edges and is primarily designed as an implement for stabbing. Obviously these capabilities can be adaptive e.g. stabbing with a knife and cutting with an edged dagger but this can be true of many things e.g. a wooden mallet and a steel hammer, both designed for different purposes but can be interchangeable and used for purposes other than those for which they were originally designed.
Regards,
Norman.

20th October 2009, 08:15 PM	#6
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	Hi, Dagger V's Knife, I have always differentiated these two by the following. A knife always has at least one cutting edge and is primarily designed as a 'tool' a dagger need not have any cutting edges and is primarily designed as an implement for stabbing. Obviously these capabilities can be adaptive e.g. stabbing with a knife and cutting with an edged dagger but this can be true of many things e.g. a wooden mallet and a steel hammer, both designed for different purposes but can be interchangeable and used for purposes other than those for which they were originally designed. Regards, Norman.