A misericorde (/ˌmɪzərɪˈkɔːrd/ or /-zɛrɪ-/) (from French word miséricorde 'mercy') was a long, narrow knife, used from the High Middle Ages to deliver...

with titles containing misericordia Misericord, church ornament Misericorde (weapon), a type of dagger This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

by hilt shape) Poignard Renaissance Cinquedea (broad short sword) Misericorde (weapon) Stiletto (16th century but could be around the 14th) Modern Bebut [ru]...

Eastern) Gladius (Roman) Khanjali (Georgian, Caucasian) Luwuk (Javanese) Misericorde (European) Ninjato, Shinobi gatana (Japanese) Small sword (European)...

shank, is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are highly prohibited in the prison...

Falchion Flamberge Glaive Hunting sword Longsword: late medieval Messer Misericorde Paramerion: Eastern Roman Byzantine sword Parrying dagger Poignard Rondel...

would be given a "mercy strike" (French coup de grâce), hence the name miséricorde. Later, the Gunner's Stiletto became a tool for clearing cannon-fuse...

The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the...

the hands of a martial arts expert, could be used as a multi-functional weapon. The kunai is commonly associated with the ninja, who in folklore use them...

originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves multiple purposes as a melee weapon and also as a regular cutting tool throughout most of South Asia. The kukri...

common personal weapon used for combat and self-defense in the Visayas. Also known as the "jungle bolo" or "tip bolo". It was a popular weapon of choice in...

to Korea and Japan, allowing swordsmiths in those places to create such weapons as the katana. This technology included folding, inserting alloys, and...

The kujang is a bladed weapon native to the Sundanese people of Indonesia. The earliest kujang made is from around the 8th or 9th century. It is forged...

weapon. The wide blade was useful for decorative etching. The wide blade was also used for attacking rather than the point of the blade. This weapon was...

called an axe-knife, because the blade is fixed onto an axe-like haft. The weapon takes its name from the city of Bhuj in the Kutch district of the state...

18–30-inch (460–760 mm) long German dagger, used to kill deer and boar. It is a weapon mainly used in the fancy hunts of the German nobility. This dagger developed...

attacks against the British and Japanese. They are typically carried as weapons by gang members, protesters and robbers in Malaysia, Singapore, India,...

by the Rajput clans for assassinations. The most well-known usage of the weapon was by the first Maratha leader Shivaji who used a bichuwa and bagh nakh...

dagger, but was 'carried by everyone, and not exclusively a "knightly" weapon'. Contemporary usage was less specific, and the term in Middle French and...

dagger – Medieval western European Anelace – Medieval western European Misericorde – Medieval western European Bollock dagger – Medieval western European...

category of small handheld weapons from the European late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. These weapons were used as off-hand weapons in conjunction with...

typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human history for close combat confrontations...

Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate. Tantō were used...

A knife (pl.: knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of...

The BC-41 was a combined knuckleduster and dagger weapon used by the British Commandos during World War II for close combat and ambushes. Although effective...

distinction between toothpicks and Bowies. Cramer, Clayton (1999). Concealed Weapon Laws of the Early Republic: Dueling, Southern Violence, and Moral Reform...

"Emei daggers" or "Emei piercers") are a traditional Chinese martial arts weapon. They are a pair of metal rods with sharp ends used for stabbing; they are...

classification is Aw: Tropical savanna, wet. The Frères de Notre-Dame de Miséricorde, an order of Catholic monks. has been active in Burundi since 1961. From...

when the grip and blade are symmetrical. It originated as a close-combat weapon for civilians in the early 19th century, and also saw some use in the trench...

originally designed to fill the need for a wearable, convenient, close-combat weapon – a short sword much shorter than the saber or other swords of the day,...