Kal

A kal was a traditional Mandalorian dagger. Forged of beskar iron, Mandalorian Crusaders were known to wield a kal into battle in their off hand, often in addition to another weapon. Most often, the kal was wielded alongside a beskad, the traditional Mandalorian saber.

The prevalence with which kale were used by the ancient Mandalorians led to Mandalorian armor pieces worn on a soldier's left side to be referred to as the kal plates, counter to the right plates which were referred to as the beskad plates.

In his Death Watch manifesto, Ba'jurne Kyr'tsad Mando'ad, the splinter-sect's leader Tor Vizsla describes the kal, its history and use, and provides an illustration of the beskar dagger for the reader.

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