Very effective against potentially armored enemies. Less useful than a cut and thrust dagger form against unarmored opponents. Also harder to use in combination

Very effective against potentially armored enemies. Less useful than a cut and thrust dagger form against unarmored opponents. Also harder to use in combination with another weapon and less concealable than the later stiletto. As with just about everything, there are tradeoffs. They're definitely one of the more effective dagger forms ever made though.