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A poignard in the collection of Thinktank museum, Birmingham, England
Type Dagger
Blade type Double-edged,
straight bladed


Modern usage[edit]

In modern French, the term poignard has come to be defined as synonymous with dague, the general term for "dagger",[3] and in English the term poignard or poniard has gradually evolved into a term for any small, slender dagger.[4]

The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife may be thought of as a modern version of the poignard.

Jean-Paul Marat was murdered in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a Girondist sympathizer, with a poignard during the French Revolution.


  1. ^ "Brass-hilted Poignard". Ancient Edge. Retrieved 2007-01-10. 
  2. ^ Daggers
  3. ^ Définition Poignard
  4. ^ Poniard, Dictionary.com