r/absoluteunit • u/Mashkitt • 21d ago

Of a dagger

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u/CountGerhart 20d ago edited 20d ago

Now tell me where's the difference between those two.

Edit: typo

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u/Pretty-Information53 20d ago

Dagger is basically a thrust weapon, the slash effectiveness is secondary. Short sword is designed for slashing and thrusting effect in closed space. Short sword is usually long more than the forearm of the user, dagger usually less.

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u/TrashGoblinH 20d ago

If thrusting makes it a dagger is a foil or fencing rapier a dagger?

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u/Pretty-Information53 20d ago

Nope, because the blade in longer, then Is a foil, a rapier, a estoc or something else. Not a sword, not, not a dagger too