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[[File:Kard dagger Ottoman.jpg|thumb|200px|Ottoman kard dagger, 18th to 19th century, stone hilt with gold koftgari inscriptions, metal scabbard wioth carved decorations set with gems.]]
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A '''kard''' (Persian کارد [kard] - knife) is a type of [[Islamic]] knife found in [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Iran|Persia]], and all the way to [[India]]. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, it has a straight single edged blade and is usually no longer than {{convert|41|cm|in}} in length. It has no guard, and usually the handle was bone, ivory, or horn. It was mostly a stabbing weapon, and commonly the point would be reinforced to penetrate [[chain mail]]. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is only partially covered by the sheath.<ref name="Shackleford2010">{{cite book|last=Shackleford|first=Steve|title=Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E6NZd17WtWoC&pg=PA406|date=5 January 2010|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-1505-7|page=406}}</ref>
A '''kard''' (Persian کارد [kard] - knife) is a type of [[Islamic]] knife found in [[Turkey]], [[Armenia]], [[Iran|Persia]], and all the way to [[India]]. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, it has a straight single edged blade and is usually no longer than {{convert|41|cm|in}} in length. It has no guard, and usually the handle was bone, ivory, or horn. It was mostly a stabbing weapon, and commonly the point would be reinforced to penetrate [[chain mail]]. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is only partially covered by the sheath.<ref name="Shackleford2010">{{cite book|last=Shackleford|first=Steve|title=Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E6NZd17WtWoC&pg=PA406|date=5 January 2010|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=1-4402-1505-7|page=406}}</ref>

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Ottoman kard dagger, 18th to 19th century, stone hilt with gold koftgari inscriptions, metal scabbard wioth carved decorations set with gems.

A kard (Persian کارد [kard] - knife) is a type of Islamic knife found in Turkey, Armenia, Persia, and all the way to India. Mostly used in the 18th century and before, it has a straight single edged blade and is usually no longer than 41 centimetres (16 in) in length. It has no guard, and usually the handle was bone, ivory, or horn. It was mostly a stabbing weapon, and commonly the point would be reinforced to penetrate chain mail. A major characteristic of a kard is that the hilt is only partially covered by the sheath.[1]

References

  1. ^ Shackleford, Steve (5 January 2010). Blade's Guide to Knives & Their Values. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 406. ISBN 1-4402-1505-7.