A dagger is essentially a special form of knife, where the tang is placed along the center line of the blade. Since ancient times, daggers have been used as not only as tools for the battlefield but to show the status of the warrior. Ancient daggers are perfect as a home decoration and conversation pieces, as well as for the collector or as stage props.

The skills and abilities of the ancient metallurgist and craftsman used in manufacture of ancient daggers speaks volumes about the level of trade in metals and the metallurgical abilities. Ancient daggers can be double edged, although there are exceptions. The ancient dagger owned by Hindus were chiseled with the figures of God & Goddesses and holy verses, while on weapons owned by Muslims quotations from Koran and talismanic signs are frequent.