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- "Crusaders often carried a kal—a dagger made of beskar—in their off hand."
- ―Tor Vizsla
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The kal first appeared in Star Wars canon in The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett, a bounty hunter-centric reference guide co-authored by Jason Fry, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham, published October 15, 2013.
Sources[]
- The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett (First mentioned)