A klingon d'k tahg, circa 2256.
A d'k tahg (tlhIngan Hol: Daqtagh) is a Klingon dagger used in combat. The weapon consists of a single straight blade and two smaller hinged blades at the handle. (TOS movie: The Search for Spock)
Sergeant Knorr attacks Saavik with a D'k tahg on the Genesis Planet.
D'k tahgs are composed of kar'kethet and urs'ga rakch, the latter being used to form the handle. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
The d'k tahg has great ceremonial value among the Klingon culture and bears an emblem of its owner's house. (DS9 episode & novelization: The Way of the Warrior)
A child normally bears a ghojmeH taj until the Rite of Ascension where becomes a warrior and worthy to bear the warrior's knife. (TNG novel: Klingon)
A d'k tagh is also used to settle arguments, via two Klingons engaging in combat. (GKN novel: A Good Day to Die)
Stealing another Klingon's d'k tahg is considered an insult to its owner's honor. (DS9 episode & novelization: The Way of the Warrior)
After serving as Worf's cha'DIch in 2366, Jean-Luc Picard was presented with a d'k tahg, which he then kept sheathed and displayed in his quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG eBook: A Sea of Troubles) The following year, Jono used this d'k tahg to wound Picard. (TNG episode: "Suddenly Human")
Following the destruction of the Enterprise-D in 2371, Picard was able to rescue his d'k tahg and later displayed it in his ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-E. (TNG eBook: A Sea of Troubles)
Stats[]
Length: 50 centimeters
Mass: 1 kilogram
External link[]
- D'k tahg article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.