Daggers & Bayonets — Daggers & Knives — 20th century
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About this collection
This collection covers 174 dagger and knife objects from the 20th century, delivered across 500 images in 18 ZIP assets. The 20th century saw the fighting knife and dagger revived as serious military equipment after a period of relative neglect — WWI trench warfare created demand for close-quarters blades, WWII special operations drove the development of purpose-designed fighting knives, and the Cold War produced further innovation in this category.
Why it matters
The 20th-century dagger and knife collection documents a remarkable revival of an ancient weapon type for modern warfare — the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, the KA-BAR, the Gerber Mark II, and the Soviet NR-40 all emerged from this century's conflicts.
Use cases & time to value
- Historical production design: Accurate reference for edge weapons and bayonets in period film, game, and theatrical productions
- Arms scholarship: Study of dagger typology, bayonet evolution, and associated weapon traditions
- AI training: Labelled edge-weapon dataset for object-recognition and type-classification models
- Publishing & editorial: Ready-to-license museum-quality imagery for reference works on edged weapons
- Museum education: High-quality imagery for gallery programmes on cutting and thrusting weapons
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (X. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | X (Daggers & Bayonets) |
| period | string | 20th century |
| image_filename | string | Original filename as catalogued |
| image_format | string | tif, jpg, or bmp |
| width_px | integer | Image width in pixels |
| height_px | integer | Image height in pixels |
| file_size_bytes | integer | Uncompressed file size in bytes |
Collection stats
18 assets · 174 objects · 500 images · 20th century
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