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I belive a dirk was used primarily agains plate armor, since it was a straight bladed dagger, it was fairly effective in getting between the plates in armor, and was often used by pikemen. To pikemen it is considered the true killer, as the pike was capable of putting a heavily armored opponent to the ground if it failed to kill outright. A parrying dagger, is as it says used to parry a sword stroke, for a good one, you could look up a sword breaker, which is really effective.

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A dirk is a smaller version of a knife. A dirk is more like a dagger and is commonly found on ships. Sailors carry this small concealable weapon for protection on the high seas.

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