stiletto

Japanese: stiletto
stiletto

…In the West, knives as weapons are often double-edged and called swords, while in Japan they are often single-edged. In 17th century Italy and France, even ordinary citizens carried stilettos, whose tips were said to be sharp enough to pierce iron armor. There were also left-handed daggers, which were held in the left hand to block an opponent's sword (swords). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "stiletto" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…武器としてのナイフは,西洋では両刃のものが多く剣と呼ばれ,日本では片刃の刀が多い。17世紀のイタリア,フランスではスティレットstilettoを一般市民も持ち歩いたといい,その先端は鉄のよろいを貫通するほど鋭利だったという。また,左手に持ち相手の剣を受け止めるレフトハンドダガーなどもあった(刀剣)。…

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