European Stylet Dagger  SBA-STYLETDAGGER   $29  Expedited Shipping Available! E-mail service@strongblade.com or call 866-7SWORDS In Stock - Ships in 1-3 days    The term Stylet refers to pretty much any slim pointed weapon similar to a stiletto. As time has gone on, the term stylet has come to identify decorative stiletto-type knives used by the nobility, while the term stiletto is used when refering to a stabbing knife favored by assasins and soldiers. The stylet was a much more elegant weapon, capable of horrendous stab wounds, but equally impressive in its handsome appearance. Lords and ladies alike carried these as both a useful weapon and as a sign of social standing and a hint at their wild potential -- a touch of mischief to balance the poise and grace of nobility. The Stiletto on the other hand was first created as a weapon to combat armored knights. The slim, sharp blade could punch through chainmail and could find the gaps in armor. Assasins found the weapon extremely effective too; the blade was hidden easily and capable of puncturing vital organs without much effort. A form of the stylet was used in China and Japan, worn in the hair of geisha and noble women alike, ready to be drawn and used in one startling instant. The weapon gained repute and popularity in Europe as a bodice dagger, worn in between a woman's breasts. This style remained popular for centuries, and was extremely popular in the rennaisance and even in the Victorian age.

When besieging the Muslim city of Antioch in the 12th century, European knights catapulted the heads of slain muslims into the city to demoralize the soldiers inside. While we don't condone lobbing heads of your enemies into cities, Strongblade does sell knight swords, knight weapons and knight armor, as well as crusader swords, crusader costumes and crusader armor.

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