Oldest daggers

Oldest daggers ranked by inception.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Dagger-AO 31573 tops the list with 2,001 BC.

  1. #1 Dagger-AO 31573 — 2,001 BC

    Neo-elamit dagger, early Iron Age, late 2-millennium BCE

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  2. #2 Dagger-AO 20364 — 2,001 BC

    Large dagger found in Marlik necropolis

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  3. #3 dagger with closed fist as pommel — 2,001 BC

    bronze dagger with a closed fist as pommel, found at Susa, early II millennium BCE

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  4. #4 Dagger blade-MAHG-D 1054 — 2,001 BC

    copper dagger of the Middle Kingdom

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  5. #5 dagger-AO 18567 — 2,001 BC

    dagger with incrusted handle, inlay now lost

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  6. #6 Dagger 2200-1600 BCE-MCAH Lausanne-On display 1 — 2,000 BC

    Bonze dagger with masive handle and molded blade ornated with geometric patterns.

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  7. #7 Flint Dagger from Denmark — 1,800 BC source Wikidata
  8. #8 Dagger — 1,540 BC

    bronze dagger of the Egyptian New Kingdom, 1539–1076 BCE, in the collection of Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

    source Wikidata
  9. #9 Dagger with serpent-dragon handle — 1,501 BC

    object at Louvre Museum

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  10. #10 Dagger with sheath (15th-14th centuries BC, Lchashen) — 1,501 BC source Wikidata