Handling and checking a 27.5 cm double edge
With two edges and this much length, inspect it slowly, keeping your fingers on the handle and guard only:
- Lay the dagger flat on a table: the 27.5 cm blade should rest along its length without rocking, a sign it is straight.
- Follow the central fuller from guard to tip; it should stay in the middle of the blade and fade out evenly.
- Both edges should carry the same width of bevel, so the point lines up with the centre of the handle.
- Press the oval steel guard with your thumb: it must not shift against the olive wood.
A Pakistan dagger knife finished to that standard can go straight into a display cabinet.
