> > Well. As I recall it was an exceptionally long dagger. A long > > dagger for a Dragaeraean is a VERY long dagger for an easterner. > > So, although not a foil or eppe (or whatever Vlad uses), it's > > certainly pretty long, and could probably be used pretty well. ><snip> > > > > -Jeff Knowing nothing about swords or sword fighting, I still wonder if the above is correct. Is a dagger nothing more than a sword that got "shrunk in the wash"? Could this very long dagger be used as a sword? Can anyone on this eclectic list enlighten me? M Michele Riccio mr1 at rcosta.com