[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c24.s1.4 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c24.s1.4 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c24.s1.4 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1.4) \*19.1.4 Daggers.\* The following varieties occur: (1) knife-cum-dagger, which could have been used either for cutting or thrusting or for both; (2) shouldered, with abrupt shoulders which would have withstood considerable pressure and must have provided ample bearing for the haft; (3) mid-ribbed, in some cases with a sharp tang; and (4) narrow double-edged, their concave sides suggesting their use for thrusting. No dagger sheath has been discovered. - [Previous: v1.c24.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1.3) - [Next: v1.c24.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1.5) - [Up: v1.c24.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c24.s1.4) · Pramāṇa