Is the wielding of daggers upside down historically accurate?

by TeknoProasheck

Such as in this photo

And what benefits are there compared to wielding it facing up?

sillybonobo

Absolutely. It is pictured in numerous medieval and modern fencing treatises (though double dagger is less common).

http://www.alliancemartialarts.com/Solthurner-7a.JPG

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CD0EbGpemLk/hqdefault.jpg

http://www.thehaca.com/pdf/sf15.JPG

The grip offers generally stronger downward thrusts and hooking capability.

For great discussions see these videos below from HEMA instructor Matt Easton from Scholagladiatora: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRB9h8D3xao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD0EbGpemLk