Xena: Warrior Princess, Xena & Herc catalog dagger

original movie prop weapon

An unidentified production-made resin dagger that appeared as background decoration in the Xena & Hercules merchandise catalog issued back in 2000. The dagger is more worn now, but I have matched it exactly to that appearance due to some conspicuous blemishes on the blade. I acquired it from a prop dealer called Hollywood History, where it was misidentified as the dagger used by Gabrielle in season 3’s “The Deliverer.” I knew of the discrepancy when I bought it though. To be sure, the handle is the same as the dagger used by Gabrielle in that episode (see my other prop listings for those daggers), but the shape of the blade and the paint scheme are entirely different. I’m unsure if this dagger was ever used on screen, but I can say I definitely do not recall seeing it used on X:WP. I’m much less familiar with HTLJ and “Young Hercules”, so if any Hercules fans recognize it from a particular episode of those two series, please let me know!