Misericorde (Knightly Mercy Dagger)
Thrusting armor-piercing weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginEurope (Knights / Harnischfechten) (Late Middle Ages (13th-15th Century))
Wield TypeSingle-handed
MaterialForged high-carbon steel with narrow triangular/diamond blade
Length30 - 45 cm cm
Weight0.3 - 0.5 kg kg
History
Narrow medieval knightly dagger engineered to deliver the coup de grâce (mercy stroke) to fallen or mortally wounded armored knights through visor slits.
About
The edgeless stiff blade is optimized purely to penetrate helmet visor slits, armpit mail gaps, and joints during ground wrestling in full armor.