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This article is about the Romulan weapon type. You may be looking for the Tessma honor blade or the TOS - Rihannsu novel Honor Blade.

The Honor blade (Romulan: dathe'anofv-sen) is a traditional weapon carried by Romulans. Honor blades are passed down through Romulan families, and are ritually sharpened.

Admiral Valdore i'Kaleh tr'Ihaimehn carried an honor blade with him. He used his honor blade to kill his technologist Nijil after discovering his connection to the Ejhoi Ormiin dissident group. Valdore also used it against Admiral Dagarth when she used a mutagenic device against Haakona Prime without his authorization.

After the ending of the Earth-Romulan War Commander Terix Val'Danadex Trel tr'Llweii used his ritually sharpened blade to behead First Consul T'Leikha after she assassinated Admiral Valdore. (ENT novel: To Brave the Storm)

In 2374, Spock believed that arguments in the Senate were heated enough for them to draw honor blades.

Ruanek would use his honor blade to cut his palm in honor of the late Emperor Shiarkiek, as Shiarkiek lay in state in the Hall of State. (ST - Tales of the Dominion War short story: "Blood Sacrifice")

The Romulan vessel IRW Honor Blade, commanded by Liviana Charvanek, was named in honor of the ancient weapon. (TNG novel: Vulcan's Heart)

By the late 24th century most Romulans no longer carried honor blades on a daily basis. Before his death in 2377 Praetor Neral sent his honor blade to a Romulan shrine for safekeeping, knowing that if he died the priests of the shrine would then ensure the blade was delivered to Neral's heir. (TOS - Vulcan's Soul novel: Epiphany)

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