Collectible Daggers

A Guide to Collectible Daggers

Whether you appreciate weapons of hand-to-hand combat for their beauty, historical value, or rarity, collectible daggers offer an exciting inroad to all those interests. Whether to hang on your wall, use in safe role play or store in a safe, knowing which collectible daggers are worth buying is key to acquiring a great your dagger collection.

When looking to collect real daggers from eBay, there are many different types to choose from, some of which don't even go by the name "dagger." If you see a haladie knife for sale, that refers to a double-edged, curved-blade dagger originating in India and Syria. Some of the most common types of antique daggers of interest to collectors include:

• Dirk daggers - Long daggers used for thrusting, predominantly by naval officers in hand-to-hand combat during the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries.
• Boot daggers - Small daggers so named because they can literally be stowed unseen in a boot for stealth and quick access.
• Stiletto daggers - Versions with a long, thin blade ending at a sharp-tipped point, used primarily for stabbing.
• Baselard daggers - Long-blade daggers used in the Late Middle Ages.
• Pesh-Kabz daggers - Indo-Persian daggers historically used to pierce armor.
• Rondel daggers - Stiff-blade weapons used in Late Middle Ages Europe.

You can find many materials of dagger knife on eBay, including aluminum, ceramic and rubber as well as varieties of steel like Damascus, carbon and stainless steel. Daggers are also distinguished by the material of their handles, which can be aluminum, bone, brass, carbon fiber, horn, leather, plastic, rubber, shell, steel, titanium or wood. An old dagger handle might also be cord-wrapped.

When choosing daggers for your collection, you need to decide whether to include reproductions of old daggers or only the authentic original antique daggers of each variety you seek. You may also opt to collect only single-edged or double-edged daggers. If you plan on interacting with your daggers rather than just displaying or storing them, you may want to get only left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous weapons. The tang of the dagger — the back of the dagger where it connects with the handle — is also a factor. Full tang is the sturdiest variety. This refers to a dagger built as a solid, single piece with the two parts of the handle pinned to either side. Other types of antique dagger tang include:

• Half
• Three-quarter
• Rat-tail
• Push
• Encapsulated
• Hidden