![Looking for any sort of answer from a fellow knife lover. Anybody got a specific name for a knife/dagger like this? Not sure if this would be considered a flamberge dagger or Looking for any sort of answer from a fellow knife lover. Anybody got a specific name for a knife/dagger like this? Not sure if this would be considered a flamberge dagger or](https://i.redd.it/7pujnektmh791.jpg)
Looking for any sort of answer from a fellow knife lover. Anybody got a specific name for a knife/dagger like this? Not sure if this would be considered a flamberge dagger or
![Sacrificial Knife, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, 19th century, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, Steel, brass, wood, L. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); L. of blade 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 4 Sacrificial Knife, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, 19th century, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, Steel, brass, wood, L. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); L. of blade 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 4](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2HGPAAH/sacrificial-knife-19th-century-indian-bengal-or-nepalese-just-as-durg-was-a-manifestation-of-the-focused-anger-of-the-gods-so-too-was-the-godess-kl-literally-the-black-one-an-emanation-born-of-the-wrath-of-durg-kl-is-worshiped-both-as-the-most-bloodthirsty-member-of-the-hindu-pantheon-and-conversely-as-the-most-life-affirming-the-goddesss-dichotomous-nature-as-destroyer-and-savior-is-implicit-in-sacramental-weapons-which-were-used-in-the-ritualistic-slaughter-of-animals-offered-to-her-as-sacrificeskl-is-said-to-have-sprung-fully-formed-in-the-midst-of-battle-from-th-2HGPAAH.jpg)
Sacrificial Knife, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, 19th century, Indian, Bengal (?) or Nepalese, Steel, brass, wood, L. 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm); L. of blade 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 4
![Sacrificial knife with lion-head handle, Roman, first-second century CE. British Museum, London. | Imperio romano, Arqueología Sacrificial knife with lion-head handle, Roman, first-second century CE. British Museum, London. | Imperio romano, Arqueología](https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/76/52/4b/76524b21aa0761d135a4acfc74af8d10.jpg)