Why are HEMA offhand daggers so huge? And what can be done? @AcademyofHistoricalFencing
Why are HEMA offhand daggers so huge? And what can be done?  @AcademyofHistoricalFencing
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
HEMA daggers today are often very different to what they were like on average in the sources most people are working from. Here we look at the statistical differences of original antique daggers, and delve into whether there is a problem which needs fixing.
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Why are HEMA offhand daggers so huge? And what can be done?

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