A dagger is a piercing weapon. Daggers can be bought from most weapon shops for around 7 silver and also load on robbers, thieves and occasionally other humanoid mobiles.
>examine daggerThis blade is two sided, ten inches long and one inch wide. The hilt offerslittle protection and the handle is large enough for the hand of a man. It isotherwise a well balanced weapon, useful in close quartered combat.
>consider daggerIt is a dagger.This piercing weapon can be wielded one-handed.It is poor while attacking and average while defending; its speed is very fast, and it inflicts very little damage upon hitting.It weighs about one pound.
Other
A different item with the same name is required for the Bree Weaponsmithquest. Its description is as follows:
> examine daggerSo ravaged by the passage of time that it has become barely useable in combat,this ancient weapon, perhaps a relic of the First or Second Age, still retainssome of its original elegance. The hilt is finely chiselled, and the blade -some thousand years ago - must have been extremely sharp. > consider daggerIt is a dagger (worn out, antiquated).This piercing weapon can be wielded one-handed.It is awful while attacking and average while defending; its speed is very fast, and it inflicts very little damage upon hitting.It weighs about one pound.It looks quite impossible to mend.
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