A curved dagger worn by men as a traditional accessory rather than as an actual weapon, which is why it is often accompanied by a magnificent scabbard. It cannot be discarded or used for alchemy. Saif ...

Among the Persian weapons is a jambiya, or curved dagger, displaying intricate carving to the ivory hilt and gilt inlay to the upper part of the blade. The scabbard has embossed silver mounts. The ...

The research team's computer models found that curves would make daggers substantially more resistant to bending. To see if human-thighbone daggers were curved because human bone is weaker than ...