The king made it a capital crime for peasants to carry weapons longer than a short knife.

Keighvin stood a little apart from the group, hand on his short knife.

He leaned down again and pulled a short knife from the guard's belt.

Mat aimed the shorter knife in his own hand first at one, then the other.

They carried short curved knives that could easily be concealed.

She hesitated a second and handed Kate the short knife.

As he ran one hand darted up inside the other sleeve and came out holding a short knife.

Children, wear a traditional short knife known as the dudzom.

They did take from him his only visible weapon, a short knife.

I was not armed - not even with a short knife.