A Gorn blade in 2282.
- For other uses, see Dagger.
A knife or dagger was a bladed mêlée weapon or tool used by many humanoid races and cultures. Because of their effectiveness compared to other blunt hand-held weapons, knife weapons are usually common in cultures that have developed the ability to work metal, and often remain in use even after projectile weapons are developed.
A 24th century Reman dagger.
Hirogen knife.
Even before the development of metal, many primitive cultures were known to craft knives from stone. The phrase "stone knives and bearskins" was used by Spock to describe the technology available in the 1930s era. The phrase describing primitive artifacts was fresh in James T. Kirk's mind when he found a aged sheaf of old-style letters from his father after returning to Earth shortly after the time travel to the 1930s. (TOS episode: "The City on the Edge of Forever"; TOS novel: Final Frontier)
The Romulans were fond of using knives. (TOS novel: The Romulan Way)
Notable situations involving knives[]
- Scratch Jones threatened Lieutenant Francis Drake Reed with a knife after being hustled in a pool game on Starbase 2 in 2243. (TOS novel: Final Frontier)
- Lulo attempted to kill Raviki with a knife during a bout of temporary madness in 2267. (TOS comic: "A World Gone Mad")
- David Marcus attacked Rear Admiral James T. Kirk with a knife in an attempt to protect the underground chambers of the Genesis Project on Regula. (TOS movie, novelization & comic adaptation: The Wrath of Khan)
- Praetor Shinzon produced a knife and cut his hand while meeting with an away team from the USS Enterprise-E in 2379. He gave the bloodied knife to the Starfleet officers to prove his genetic identity. (TNG movie & novelization: Nemesis)
See also[]
- Bayonet
- Cryodagger
- D'k tahg
- Dancerknife
- Fractal knife
- ghojmeH taj
- Gorn blade
- Mevak
- Mempa Knife Duel
- Mobius blade
- QhonDoq
- QIS
- Swiss Army knife
- Tarn Ceremonial Dagger
- Vibroknife
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External links[]
- Knife article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Knife article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Knife article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Dagger article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.