What styles of knives were common at the time, what might the assassins have owned and also been able to carry without suspicion? Do we have any blades that are purported to have been among the twenty three that stabbed him (regardless of the credibility of the claim)? Are there any contemporary depictions of the event that feature identifiable styles of dagger?
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