How to Wear YOUR Dagger

I sell loads of different medieval daggers through my site Tod Cutler todcutler.com/... but they mostly come with a couple of cords for hanging them from your belt.......How exactly do you do this?
This film shows you many different ways to wear your medieval dagger and explains how it was done, and importantly, why it was done.

[@bretalvarez3097]

Hobb once again appears looking as menacing as ever

[@tods_workshop]

Sorry accidentally removed a comment -apologies. Yes he is A great guy

[@EvidensInsania]

Nobody laughs at your bollock dagger when you've got a Hobb standing behind you.

[@alexd.4808]

Now that i moved to London this guide will be very helpful, thank you! :)

[@assedilegno7379]

Lmao

[@thrownswordpommel7393]

You'd be better off getting used to wearing a byrnie imo.

[@hackerbot809]

Yah, got a loicense for that free speech mate?

[@harveyepstein6265]

More useful in LA, New York, Detroit, San Francisco,Chicago, Austin etc. The US basically.

[@dominic6634]

@starshipeleven don't know anything about English law but I can agree with the sentiment across the pond.

[@chrisquiett1776]

I was never really a fan of daggers but they are great. Dirks were more my cup of tea because you can clean animals and a sideways behind the back was easy to carry. Probably wouldn’t want to sit down with one but stools would get in the way 🤷 just saying I like curved blades, easier to skin animals after a hunt. I probably wouldn’t use one of it was a war blade though... ugh.. the fact I am just now thinking about this I would probably use a dagger Edit: I know technically dirks aren’t curved, but with the way the are triangle (getting larger closer to the base) it’s easy to use the blade shape and tension to spit skin while keeping the blade level. And any butcher will tell you, gabbing the blade for higher cuts is not rare. We also now use automatic saws so whatever. I know I’m going to get some wiki ass who says “well aktually” Edit to my edit: I don’t know why I’m trying to save face. Anyone that’s going to argue me either just read an article and has never killed anything other than a bug and sure as hell never cleaned an animal or someone who is literally just learning or has been doing it forever and trying to help me. For the helping part. I have a collection of knives specifically for gutting and cleaning and I do it properly. I was just trying to portray that I don’t get or understand daggers. They are stabby and I don’t understand one use tools

[@amandajones8841]

My antenna dagger just arrived today, came here to work out how to deal with the thonging. Also it's just a satisfying presence to the object.

[@paraplegichistoricalsports5700]

Cool stuff

[@gasmonkey1000]

In the off chance you're free Tod I was curious where I could get a coat like the one at @7:15

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Interesting to watch your videos Tod Im just wondering if you have ever noted the dagger worn over the sleeve strapped to the lower arm?

[@tods_workshop]

Not historically in Europe that I know of

[@PrinceAlhorian]

Is that a large dagger under your coat or are you just happy to see me?

[@jeydex5348]

Well if it`s a ballock then it`s kinda both

[@zarahandrahilde9554]

Made you look! *codpiece punch*

[@amorphoussolid8512]

Yes.

[@If-ish]

Tod: We're all free thinking individuals. Me, in monotone: We're all individuals.

[@jamiemahoney2446]

Can't remember the Life of Brian quote. Grr.

[@antoineguerrier2965]

Roger roger.

[@SporeMurph]

I'm not.

[@SamuelGeist]

​@@jamiemahoney2446 BRIAN: Look. You've got it all wrong. You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves. You're all individuals! FOLLOWERS: Yes, we're all individuals! BRIAN: You're all different! FOLLOWERS: Yes, we are all different! DENNIS: I'm not. FOLLOWERS: SHHHHH!

[@tehpurplepills]

we're all individuals. just like everybody else.

[@wilsoncalhoun]

Holy shit man. That last carry method finally puts the bollock dagger in context for me. Like I knew that the shape of the grip was probably a joke, but this is the first time I actually get it. That could also explain why the shape gradually became more abstract over time as Britain and the Continent became more overtly pious.

[@potatokilr7789]

I don't get it

[@avlaenamnell6994]

@@potatokilr7789 bolocks mean balls

[@munstrumridcully]

@Joshua Noble-- _"...became more overtly pious..."_ Aww, what a polite way to say, "became a bunch of uptight, self-righteous, insufferable prudes!" 🙂🤔😉

[@potatokilr7789]

@Avlaen Amnell I know, but I don't get how the method of carrying/attaching to the belt puts it in perspective

[@potatokilr7789]

@Avlaen Amnell I know, but I don't get how the method of carrying/attaching to the belt puts it in perspective

[@johanneskohler1928]

I´ve been wearing my bollock dagger in the last way you showed since I´ve seen an effigy of a knight near my home town in this very way. I like the medieval sense of humour very much. Maybe it wasn´t very sophisticated but it was funny.

[@tods_workshop]

Good man!

[@killerkraut9179]

@@tods_workshop i think Roland warcecha did the same thing .

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

@@killerkraut9179 Yes, I've seen him do that too.

[@MrLaz0rz]

One to make life, one to take it. Seems pretty sophisticated to me. 😁

[@laniquify]

Wow! Do you know the name of the knight?

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

My first Renaissance Festival I had a bollock dagger, and even though I had heard they were often worn proudly at the very front, I felt a little awkward doing it so I had it at my side. The man at the gate said "You know you're wearing that dagger wrong." Well, if you insist! Wore it at my crotch the whole fair and didn't feel weird about it anymore!

[@Albruit]

My living history/hema group used to have a young lady that did harness combat with us that wore her bollack dagger in the front like you showed last. The looks she would get at events was fantastic!

[@JacksonParodi]

just looking at Hobb, I can feel my lunch money escaping my pocket

[@kevinwestermann1001]

"Gimme all yer gold or I'll mug ya!"

[@jonathanwells223]

@@kevinwestermann1001 isn’t that just a mugging with extra steps?

[@kevinwestermann1001]

@@jonathanwells223 Muggers ain't the sharpest knives in the drawer. 🤣 Oooor I just had a freudian slip.

[@gerardbryant4840]

Many, many moons ago, l was a security guard. I used to wear a 5-Dcell Maglite torch on my utility belt. I found that there was a spot on the belt where it would hang vertically, without any swinging about. Move it forward or backwards by a few millimeters, and it would swing and wave about all over the place. The torch would also hang straight down when you sat down.

[@commander31able60]

Todd needs some period-appropriate glasses and he would look perfect.

[@Glimmlampe1982]

Period glasses are rarely actually period. Mostly it's Renaissance fair fairy tales. I don't remember when wearing glasses everyday but just for reading actually became a thing, but it was very late. That's why reenactors wear obvious modern glasses (of they can't use lenses), then you see that it's a modern thing and you don't spread myths

[@commander31able60]

Glimmlampe1982 apprently glasses were invented in 1290.

[@Glimmlampe1982]

@@commander31able60 yes, but those were only used for reading. Not for wearing always like modern glasses. At least to my knowledge

[@tods_workshop]

I actually wear contacts when I reenact, but these are filmed after hours, so generally back in specs by then

[@patavinity1262]

@@commander31able60 Eye-glasses of the period were held up in front of the eyes in order to read. The modern arrangement whereby they are held on the face by the ears and nose came later. They weren't common either, I believe, because it was expensive and difficult to make good lenses.

[@MrShadeofMyself]

The Sausage-Vest is back! As usual great Video.

[@tods_workshop]

Harsh! Yes I know; diet or new pourpoint time

[@MrFiddleedee]

@@tods_workshop You are too wholesome for YT Tod. Never change!

[@robertmanson5922]

Its very refreshing to hear reenactors say things like "go your own path, base things on these designs and no one can tell you its wrong."

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

I've seen a bollocks dagger wore in the middle, without a coat, in one of Roland Warzecha videos.

[@LeonArgent]

are you sure it was the dagger? with the skin tight pants Roland uses it could have been other kind of weapon.

[@Houd_Vast]

I would imagine in certain instances, seconds matter, and knowing where your dagger rest at all times matter. I probably wouldn’t want it dangling freely around, but I guess that depends on the business I was doing. This video expanded my understanding, and was really enjoyable. I appreciate that these historical videos exist.

[@jR-nc1uz]

Always appreciate these demonstrations! Thanks! The downside of carrying it in the watch coat method is the risk of blunt trauma to the groin in case of a fall, or cutting wounds if the dagger wears through the sheath. Lots of important veins and arteries there. I've always worn long knives and a bayonet behind the hip in a loose dangle for the reasons you've described. Especially keeps the handle from jabbing you if you sit down in the woods. You mentioned that frogs are a more 17th century item for daggers, is that true of sword sas well, or do you mean frogs weren't in common use as a concept until the 17th century?

[@varjen018]

This reminds me of a time when i attended a "formal" dinner in armor. I went into a chamber to get dressed and upon leaving through the same door, i got stuck and kinda chipped the doorway a little. I was a LOT wider in gear, and moving in a crowd with a long blade at the side, sitting down was a little akward.

[@michaellooney7330]

The problem I've had with the dagger dangling from a cord on my belt has been the cording breaking without my realizing, and loosing the dagger as a result. The Italia one you demonstrated, going around and then tying in the front, I did myself without realizing it was a style simply because it felt more comfortable. But the one where it goes through the loops on the pouch I wish I had known before! My pouches all have these big loops, and I HATE how they move around as I move, and I constantly have to pull them back around. Having my dagger through the loops would help to tighten that, AND remove the dagger being in the way! The Left Hand Dagger, though, is my favorite! I really need to get one that fits that way!

[@l.o.b.2433]

May I ask where the exact difference between Tod Cuttler and Tod's Workshop is?

[@nevisysbryd7450]

Cutler sells most low-end, simple and easily affordable stuff. Workshop is high-end pieces, custom work and so on.

[@l.o.b.2433]

@starshipeleven So we never had an official distinction or something?

[@tods_workshop]

Completely right-thanks

[@daveh3997]

Tod's workshop is higher end. Expensive pieces and bespoke projects. Tod Cutler offers more stuff that you would find in a peasant's household. Great stuff either way.

[@Jason-ip6li]

If I'd had this information, I'd have been a customer a year ago.

[@therabman_5606]

I think we need to show this video to the London gang members they are carrying them way wrong

[@harveyepstein6265]

Or Americans, or the good people of Malmo, Paris etc.

[@ericblevins6467]

When I wear Highland dress, I always wear the dirk at the front, tucked against the side of the sporran. It is really the only practical way to wear it, which is doubtlessly why it is portrayed being worn so in (almost) every contemporary sketch, print and painting that I've ever seen.

[@Komaru.89]

As a HEMA / swordfighting re-enactor, I have really come to love the bollock dagger worn in the front like that. It's easy to draw with either hand in either orientation, and stays out of my way otherwise. HIGHLY recommended for any dagger you need to get to quickly.

[@peterdavies6660]

I’ve seen reenactors wearing them in the last way. Appeals to the reenactor sense of humour!

[@Fred_Bender]

I'm guessing you've been asked this before. Do you make codpieces ? (you could call them Todpieces).

[@TubeRadiosRule]

I hang my rondel dagger from the right side of my swordbelt in my Wars of the Roses foot-soldier's kit, using the thong the 2nd way shown in the video. Works quite well!

[@PleaseNThankYou]

I love watching stuff like this. History is my favorite thing to learn about.

[@zacharylindahl]

I love Hob's hat, what do you mean by at the pill garlic?

[@TheGrenadier97]

All this talk of Middle Ages reminded me of a reality: true medieval History is so much buried in prejudice and cliché that we can't appreciate how interesting those times were.

[@lwilton]

By about 15 seconds into the video, all I kept wondering about was "when was the belt buckle invented? Is one historically accurate for the period?" On a pointless side note, I think I finally realized that the dagger with the round guards must be a "roundel". In the last dozen times or so I've heard you mention it, I kept thinking "A 'rumble'? Wouldn't that be a 1950s American term?"

[@williamjenkins4913]

I had the same question so I did a little looking. That type of loop and pin buckle has been used since as early as 400AD. Much earlier then I thought but I guess it is a really simple piece of tech.

[@elirantuil5003]

The camera work, audio, scripting and presentation are insane in your videos. Do you have some sort of hired specialist for it? How are all of these so good? The quality of your videos is absolutely astonishing considering you are a medieval weapon specialist and a blacksmith.

[@tods_workshop]

Wow - thanks so much. Cameras, audio and editing are by my friend and "creative consultant" Mike who is sort of a professional in this area, but regardless very gifted. There is never a script, its all just ad-libbing and I guess I like things explained to me, so I like to explain....Thank you though, very kind.

[@hiota45]

Wearing it in the front might look a bit ridiculous but it also reminds me of one the most popular way for carrying a concealed pistol, which is appendix carry. As a practical matter, having it in the front makes it easy to access quickly and also allows a person to protect the weapon from being taken by another person.

[@jacqirius]

It is actually remarkable how much less shame there was back then about sexuality and so on Bathing housed were literally public to poor men and women, and so i think that the last way to wear a dagger was probably a lot less judged upon as we might thini today Again thanks for a nicely done informational video, keep being authentic tod!

[@johannesr1046]

Wow.. was literally googling this yesterday. Can you do a video on eating knives too?

[@higofyp]

I'm over the moon that you got your channel back, Tod! Long live the bollock!

[@rollerzleader2812]

Hobb looks like a Veteran gang member! His silent demeanour tells quite the story. His physical body lets you know straight from the jump! He's no slacker!! As a matter of fact he detest the way of the sloth. 😂 Uhh on second thought, lol he might actually be the Chief himself!!

[@jaimemunoz5920]

So hilariously I did a modern-day version of that belt pouch with a knife thing. I have a Glock knife that I carry around sometime. Anyways for more of a joke I put Velcro on the knife sheath and then put Velcro on my smartphone so it was kind of all in one. And now I'm seeing that ancient people would do this. LOL

[@zubbworks]

The dong dagger reminds me of when I was a young boy. I would play sword fight with my friends. I took an old house air vent cover made of thick steel and decorated with idk decorations, and I hung it with a bungie cord. It was my dick guard, I had sticks in the back for back up "knifes". Had a shield made from an election sign, and later on a piece of cardboard door (Some doors for inside houses are made of cardboard round here). Had wood spears in my shield hand, and a sword or long spear in my right hand. Armor made from a door mat hung around my neck, and later hooked into the belt somehow. One of my friends took liscence plates and hung them in an articulating style. It would have worked had he used wire instead of string that kept getting cut by the metal plates.

[@Puckelf4923]

I'm a bladesmith in Australia (not talking out my arse) and my heratage is scottish so i wear my kilt and full kit to weddings and funerals which includes a "too" long vertion of a dirk (55cm with handle). I find wearing it on a belt is a pain in the arse so generaly prefer the baldric style carry of a shoulder strap worn across the torso, my skaindubh (black knife, 7cm blade) is tucked in my sock or in a side pocket of my sporrighn. The only knife actually carry day to day is a stainly sliding knife / box cutter with its own belt clip.... yup im tired of sharpening! (joke/funny because its true)

[@DonSchinkel]

The video I was waiting for! I was having trouble with a dagger that kept on tipping over and causing the dagger to fall out (very annoying in the middle of a combat show, trust me). The dagger isn't very long, and also the pommel isn't hollow. Hopefully I can somehow make that suspension technique work!

[@ABAlphaBeta]

The correct answer is sewn into the hat

[@argoJ50]

Peaky blinders?

[@gamewarrior2216]

Sewn sideways, as it was fashionable at the time.

[@devinm.6149]

@De Profundis kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfRZWxrlL2mqJI

[@TurnierRustung]

Nice vid. I think the one distinction I would make is that in the early medieval period (pre-1066) we have enough compounding artwork to be prescriptive of specific wearing methods that we know were used signficantly. Seaxes were usually hung from two points over the front of the body, and baltic style fighting knives to the left or right side. There is a good group on facebook called the seax files that could tell you far more about the wearing of seaxes and baltic knives than I could if you wish to know more

[@harvestblades]

Not sure how I stumbled across your video as the time period you focus on is the one I focus least on. Regardless as a knife guy I always have at least two knives on my one being a fixed blade usually between 4-5", & occasionally a machete or larger chopping knife I really enjoyed the content as you mentioned the very issues I have dealt with whether it was a lighter 4" knife, or a larger 9-12" bladed knife weighin g around a pound. I look forward to checking out your content, & store.

[@TheGearhead222]

Very interesting. Being an Eagle Scout and former Combat Sailor, I have always carried a legal length folding knife. The 8" or so decorative Marlin spiking paracord on the end not only makes it easier to deploy but politely advertises that I regularly carry a knife. Much more convenient than carrying a concealed pistol, although ALL knife fights are messy and septic affairs. A bullet is much more sterile by comparison. John in Texas

[@sandraneuser2158]

I know its an older Video, but i like to wear my daggers on my back. Just the style you show first and then put the dagger behind my belt at the lower back.

[@herschelmayo2727]

Well, look at it this way. Both in and out of armor, when deciding where and how to wear it, and at what angle, you had to determine a way that you could find it in a fight, but didn't want the handle to be easily grabbed by your enemy in a close struggle. Really a bad situation to be done in by your own weapon.

[@trey2099]

Has anyone found a reason why vikings wear the seax horizontally in front of their hips? It seems to be unique to the period.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

The through the belt loops of the pouch method is pretty much how I wear a modern utility knife in my military webbing.

[@morpheusgreene2704]

LOL imagine not being able to carry a knife around without a "good reason"

[@omegahyperes96]

Ah! So that's why it's called a bollock. Great vid, mate

[@QuentinStephens]

Correct me if I'm mistaken but wearing a dagger vertical in front of you looks to have obvious problems when you sit down, bend over, ride a horse, or several other situations, but if the dagger were attached to the belt with a loose thong then the dagger could easily be moved to a horizontal - and much more comfortable - position.

[@ZarlanTheGreen]

7:34 Ah yes :) I was wondering when you'd get to that.

[@LivingAnachronism]

Is there any iconography of daggers (especially left/off-hand daggers on the back) being warn inverted? So the handle would be angled down rather than up? Or is that a fantasy/hollywood/videogame anachronism?

[@andrewwash8005]

You go through all the effort to dress properly then wear modern glasses.

[@TheOldBlackShuckyDog]

What about if you're wearing a sword at the same time?

[@heldaneurbanus5135]

Appendix carry bollock dagger :)

[@carveorpawley4406]

Thanks Tod I have one of your daggers and was wondering if I was wearing it correctly. Another great video.

[@Ulrna]

That's how real men wear their daggers 😎

[@andreweden9405]

Tod, speaking of versatility in suspending one's dagger, this is a wonderful engraving from about 1490 by Israhel van Meckenem, showing one lute player's solution to the problem. Actually, van Meckenem depicts men wearing daggers in several different works. You may have already seen this one... commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Israhel_van_Meckenem_the_Younger__-The_Lute_Player_and_the_Harpist-__WGA14732.jpg

[@mikesands4681]

“Bollock daggers” ? Very descriptive.

[@thebobbytytesvarrietyhour4168]

I've seen many woodcuts of Landsknechts wearing their daggers horizontally on the left hip. Was this a common practice of the mid 16th century, or were they unique is this? Thanks for the information. Your bollick dagger is my favourate piece of kit.

[@tods_workshop]

I actually don't know, but the Landsknechts prided themselves on being different by the looks of them

[@istvansipos9940]

04:50 castles, better and better swords, male already many centuries old at that time. BUT no pockets. human thinking and the chronology of our innovations is weird

[@LarryGarfieldCrell]

Hm, now I need to build a thong into my knife scabbards. Damnit, Todd!

[@angryasian2]

I just ordered a seax from you! One of coolest knives purely based on how it looked when worn.

[@dustincole2086]

I’ve been looking forward to this :) -Count Dooku

[@buffewo6386]

I've always wondered about if the those were meant to wear "front and center". Given the nature of codpieces, it would be reasonable.

[@raulravelo7625]

Thanks for putting out this video. It clears up a lot of questions. I'm gonna have to add a bullock dagger to my Tod's Workshop collection...

[@pedromoreira455]

You should do a video talking about your Reenactment outfit! Truly looks amazing

[@AveryCloseCall]

This is a really handy video now that I just got several Tod Culter knives and daggers! If you're interested in an unboxing, check out kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJXHgq2PltGqr9k

[@inncubus666]

No matter the size, it's all about the angle of the dangle.

[@schmeed0000]

cant argue with that

[@Karackal]

As a left-handed person without the money (or skills) for a rapier: would a left-hand dagger be a viable choice for self-defense?

[@albertgauche4575]

When will you have belt pouches in stock on your website?

[@michaelflynn3970]

Super awesome video, I have always enjoyed seeing good reenactment video's like this, to learn the how, but also the why! It makes me wonder how one might wear the Cinquedea, not sure if one would call it a dagger or short sword, depends on the length I guess, but with such a wide blade, I don't think it would fit through most normal bags. Any idea on how you might pull it off? I really like that blade and would love to have a more authentic carry.

[@rns7426]

Your buddy looks like he’s acting as your henchman. Supporting you as a fellow highwayman in the 17-18th century. Is it happenstance there you guys look like bandits?

[@andyjones6643]

Horizontally across the small of the back, sharp side up for close quarter gutting, as per 8th/11th century Anglo Saxon

[@dashcammer4322]

Watching the opening scene of "A Man for All Seasons" (1966), the royal messenger that takes Wolsey's summons from Hampton Court to More in Chelsea by boat has a 8-10 inch dagger with a smaller quillon, carried horizontally along is belt across the small of his back with the grip to the right, to be drawn by the right hand. This would be the messenger's primary defensive weapon, with a thin baton (length approximately 1-1/2 ft) carried in hand to ward off stray dogs and such. The dagger wouldn't get in the way or bounce around while running (which he did frequently). You almost don't notice it unless you look for it, nestled in there along the belt. He may have never needed to draw it, because assaulting or attempting to rob a royal messenger wearing the King's livery while on the job would likely be a capital crime in the 16th century. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKnYXpSOnph3Y9E

[@cam-inf-4w5]

Also dangling the dagger wont fall out when you bend over if the sheathe is loose or the dagger has no loop. I used a s&w hrt dagger when they first came out for about 2 years on a farm so im kindof the exact type of modern day equivalent this applies to lol. I loved that little knife but i didnt like keeping it clipped, bc the sheathe was attached to my beltline firm when i had to hang upside down, climb over fences, crawl under tractors, bend over to hook up different equipment to tractors rear, work on the roof, fall off the back of trucks, chase cows, if the dagger was unclipped it would fall out bc the sheathe had play but a crossgaurd clip if that makes sense. I then found out the much cheaper less cool way of just letting things hang is more practical in many ways, later i used it in my boot as it was meant to be a boot knife and it fell out less bc my feet rarely are upside down like my torso was. I love a firm in place sheath with a tight clasp on a blade and 1 simple crossgaurd strap, the handle type strap is the dumbest thing ever invented especially on knives with no crossgaurd bc the knife slides up and you cut your fingers or the whole knife goes through the leather ring anyway. I also wanted a kydex sheath so bad but was later glad it was once again the cheaper leather version bc the rounded leather was constantly making skin contact and it would have been awful if it was sharp plastic. Wearing the dagger outside my belt was also not possible bc you squeeze in and brush against so many things, putting half the dagger in my pants and clipping it from the other side is genius if your dagger is short, like conceal carrying a firearm bc everything brushes your jeans and not constantly flips your knife off your belt. I beat the living dogsht out of that thing in literally every single way you could possibly imagine. Its a popular knife now but then i was taking a risk and it held up. Theres multiple ways the company could have spent 20 more cents to make it way better though lol. And now for the price theres probably better options. I initially only got it bc its impossible to find a fairbairn sykes style dagger that isnt a toy or $500. And even the $500 one is just a rat tail you dont wanna use.

[@victorzaidan6493]

I sometimes carry my knives like a katana (but when I'm camping, of course, in the city I carry it upside down, inside my pants, but with the pommel for me), for the simple reason that it's the best for everything: walk, sit, do something bent down or squatting, and it is even easier to take out and store than if it were straight up. I found it strange that there wasn't this mode in the video, but I'm just saying this based on experience, not historical records.

[@TobyVenables]

REQUEST: for something even more ridiculously niche... How To Wear Your Eating Knife. Generally, I just see them dangling. That's fine most of the time, but what about when you need to get active? To run? To fight? With a dagger you need it handy at precisely this time, but with an eating knife you don't - you just want it to not flap about hitting you in the bollocks, and not get lost. So, do you tuck it through the belt? Through a pouch belt loop? Or just put it IN the pouch? Help me Tod, you're my only hope!

[@zebradun7407]

I carry my Dagger (A Buck 110) in my back pocket. If I wore a Bollocks Dagger the law would take an interest in me LOL

[@maximan4363]

I've always thought that the bollock dagger was somewhat odd. What gave the bollock dagger any combative advantage? They were very popular within what we would now call the middle class - merchants mainly or people of standing. Now that thought that it was a bit of a joke - YES definitely, but the joke was more of a sign that you were ready for a fight rather than a sign of sexual promise! Tried putting that in the best way I can! 😂 You either couldn't afford a sword (most likely) or didn't have the social standing to wear one in public and you can't afford or trust bodyguards.

[@dwarlord3716]

And here I just assumed people wore daggers the same ways people wear daggers or Bowie knives today. Because, Jim Bowie did his thing pretty early, 1800's.

[@findlaech]

Another factor for having your knife/dagger hang away from your body is to be able to find your sheath and replace your knife without having to stop and look down (and yet not stab yourself). Even with a modern work knife, I will hang it on a cord so when I’m standing on a ladder or such I can replace it without pointing it into my body.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

Behind atttacjed to your belt with handle facing main hand obv. Super simple

[@judgeholden6761]

I think the left-hand dagger system where it's in the small of the back is anxiety inducing without a cloak or something, like a civilian open carry in a crowded location. You are just advertising your weapon to any attacker lol. "Want to pull my butt dagger and stab me in the back with it ?

[@bigbosstrainer8415]

'You could never have too many knives' in Logan Nine Fingers' experience. And this was a good one.

[@vladimirnikolic1688]

Toooo much philosophy.Explain short and normal don't make science.

[@Jonsoh811]

Does the left handed one, in the small of the back, interfere whilst sitting? I was wondering if that method could be combined with wearing different gear in a backpack styled method. (Nothing period about it, but for woodland purposes)

[@Kobaneko2005]

@3:57 Why would you want something with spikes like that? I assume it's meant to be carried while unarmored? That seems like it'd be incredibly painful to grip without leather or chain mitts.

[@Grumpy_CBG]

I hunt pigs with dog and knife, I'm left handed, so I wear my sticking knife (it's exactly same as a dagger) vertically on my left hip on the rear quarter, so it's away from my side( pushing thru scrub has dragged my knife from the scabbard when worn on the outer hip) but only as far back that it clears my leg at full sprint. Perfectly placed to access in the heat of the fight to dispatch the pig once it is secured by the dogs. It's the only place to wear a knife for me, accessable , out of the way, and don't get in the way running 👍👍

[@atadbitnefarious1387]

That bollock dagger in the front is akin to how some people carry a firearm, usually concealed, today. They call it "appendix carry." It is a popular form of carry because it doesn't "print" as much as on the hips, where the shape of the firearm is shown through your clothing and makes it obvious that there is a pistol there. It is also very comfortable and consistent when sitting down. As you can imagine, you want a pistol to sit rigid on your belt, to both protect it, and facilitate safe draw and holstering. As opposed to have it dangling from a thong for example. Or it being able to freely slide back and fourth on the belt. Drawing from the front is the same when sitting as standing, it's easy to get to, whilst still being rigid and offering good retention. Whereas drawing from the hip, requires you to contort your body slightly to clear the weapon from the holster. This way of carrying a firearm, essentially with the muzzle end pointed directed at your bollocks... is a point of contention for a lot of folks. As you could imagine, there are many men, in the past and present, who are weary of carrying a weapon this way. But it's interesting that even before the times of firearms, that men carried weapons in the same exact place lol.

[@matthew7467]

I never would’ve found this video if KZbin hadn’t autoplayed from a very unrelated video… but I’m glad it did!

[@josephdedrick9337]

For the front carry, are there any images that showcase this carry best? Would it ever be tucked into the codpiece?

[@brianhiles8164]

My personal perspective is that, the raw materials being ubiquitous, the tools available, and even a bit of brass formed and purchaseable, people who wore such things went through the time and trouble to do it right -- and not to fashion such necessities with punched holes and embarrassing bits of old thong leather. You may as well research what decorative knotwork was known and realized, even as “early“ as the medieval period.

[@Azathoth97]

Tod: Hobb can you just whip off the belt again? Hobb: {\:^|

[@robertoservadei4766]

Wearing a dagger at the small of your back is perfect for mounting a horse. That's the way Gauchos carried their daggers.