Sword Breaker Dagger

Being a medieval knight wasn’t the most straightforward job, especially considering a typical day at work meant facing constant threats of dismemberment! That’s why the most clever and industrious knights would carry a unique and effective sidearm: the Sword Breaker Dagger.

A variant of the parrying dagger, designed to be used on the off-hand (usually the left hand) to help deflect attacks from cold steel daggers, knives, and other weapons, the Sword-Breaker Dagger features wicked comb-like serrations along one side of its blade.

This feature of the blade’s sharp corners and teeth is designed to trap an opponent’s blade, disarm them, or even break their blades with a wrist flick.

This defensive weaponry was often paired with medieval armaments in Europe or Chinese weaponry, such as the axe or a polearm, for additional combat versatility.

This gorgeous example of a Sword Breaker Dagger, patterned on a historical military-style design, has a hand-forged 9.625-inch blade made of a high carbon steel edge, a ring guard and cross-section with straight quillons, and a steel-banded wood hilt and grip with a rounded steel pommel. It also comes with a luxurious rectangular leather sheath. The Chinese jian may have a more ornate design.

With our dagger at your side, you’ll never have to worry about not having anything to effectively protect yourself–whether over the course of a match or an ordinary situation!

Frequently Asked Questions

What Class Is a Swordbreaker Dagger?

It is a parrying dagger designed to be used with single-handed swords. It is a defensive weapon traditionally used to parry attacks. This small handheld defense armament was commonly paired with medieval swords and spears, often carried in leather sheaths.

Both items were popular with European knights during the late medieval to early Renaissance periods. Variants of the weaponry also existed in other countries, such as the Chinese sword breaker called the jian.

How Does the Swordbreaker Work?

The European cold steel dagger or Chinese sword breaker (jian) is designed with deep serrations along one side of the blade length, meant to catch an opponent’s sword–whether single-edged or otherwise–during an attack. When this happens, the wielder has an advantage and can move the blade out of the way to strike back decisively.

Key Features

• Functional dagger
• Hand forged and tempered from 1095 high carbon cold steel
• Leather sheath included
• Contact our team if you want a stand with your armament

Measurements

• Overall Length: 15.75 Inches
• Blade Length: 9.625 Inches
• Blade Width: 2 Inches

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