The
hunting dagger (
German: Hirschfänger, or deer catcher) is a long double-edged
German stabbing
hunting knife, used to kill
deer and
boar. It was a weapon mainly used in the fancy hunts of the German
nobility. This
dagger developed from
Medieval hunting swords which were longer and mainly used by mounted hunters. Today hunting daggers are occasionally used as parts of traditional German hunting uniforms.