Rocket Handmade Knives Classic Daggers

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Classic Daggers Gallery

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This gallery shows a few styles of daggers.
Daggers have been around forever and there are way
too many different styles of daggers to list on this site.
Contact Rocket Knives to inquire about custom daggers made to order.
Here are few of the more popular styles.

Details about each version is along with the picture of each knife.

Rocket Handmade Knives Classic dagger with copal amber handle

Above shows a modern version of the classic dagger.
This knife has a 5 1/2" blade made from
3/16" thick carbon damascus steel.
The guard & "skull crusher" are from
carved & blued carbon damascus steel.
The ferrule and end cap are carved &
blued titanium.
The stick type tang offers a round handle of copal amber stacked with carved and blued titanium separators.

Price for a similar piece is USD$1000.
All daggers are fitted with a custom hand stitched leather sheath.

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Below shows a stick tang version of the traditional dagger.
This one has an 6" blade made from 3/16" thick 440c stainless steel.
The "S" guard, ferrule and butt piece is 304 stainless steel.
The handle is African tulipwood.

A price for the 6" traditional dagger is USD$300.
Contact Rocket Knives for a price with
different steel types and handle materials.

Rocket Handmade Knives Classic Dagger with tulipwood handle

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Below shows a dagger on the slightly different side.
This is a Persian dagger and is something more
likely seen in the mountains of Afghanistan.
It has a 7" blade made from 3/16" thick carbon damascus steel
and is decorated with filework on its' spine.
The front & rear bolsters are carbon mosaic damascus steel.
The handle is ocean jasper from Russia.

Price for this Persian dagger is USD$1200.
All Rocket daggers are furnished with a
custom hand stitched leather sheath.

Rocket Knives traditional persian dagger with jasper handle

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