ROMAN DAGGER (KM0263) CHINA
Complete your ancient weapon collection with this beautiful dagger! This replica Roman dress dagger measures over 14" overall and features an embossed 440 stainless steel double edged blade. The intricately detailed cast metal handle offers beautiful artwork of its own and complementarily designed to reveal the beautiful ornamentation of the blade. This uniquely ornate silver toned Roman dagger and sheath are wonderful prize for any collector or Roman era enthusiast.

The Roman Sidearm
The small dagger used by Roman soldiers and citizens was often carried as a sidearm. It seems likely that the daggers were intended as an auxiliary or backup weapons in military tactics, but it found many uses, such as a utility knife and even status symbol of politicians and citizenry. The Roman dagger was often highly decorated and were clearly a status symbol. Officials of the empire took to wearing these ornate daggers in the performance of their offices, and some would wear concealed daggers as a defense against contingencies. The dagger was a common weapon of assassination and suicide; for example, as is recorded of the conspirators who stabbed Julius Caesar.