Mek'leth

A mek'leth was a Klingon sword-like blade weapon, approximately half as long as a bat'leth. Worf occasionally favored the smaller (and easily concealable) mek'leth instead of the larger, bulkier bat'leth. 

Jadzia Dax thought that although the mek'leth was better in some ways, she still preferred the longer reach of the bat'leth. She later practiced with a mek'leth. 

By the 2370s on Gaia, Brota had inherited Worf's mek'leth. He once used it to kill a yar-bear. 

The mirror universe $𝜇$ claimed that he once stole a mek'leth from a Klingon and used it to deactivate the sensor alarm of the cell he was being held in. 

Worf often used his mek'leth to fight the Jem'Hadar, such as those on Vandros IV and on Soukara. 

Worf concealed his mek'leth on his EV suit during a spacewalk on the hull of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E), tucked into the suit's belt at the small of his back while in orbit around mid-21st century Earth. He used it to kill one of the Borg drones that had been building an interplexing beacon on the ship's deflector dish. 

Background information
Dan Curry created the mek'leth at Michael Dorn's request when he joined Deep Space Nine in. Dorn wanted a weapon that was easier to wield. The final design was based on a Himalayan blade, a Northern Tibetan cavalry sword. However, the ergonomics of the weapon were specifically designed for Dorn's mass and hand size. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion & A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager)

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