Zuko's pearl-handled dagger



When Iroh's army broke through the first wall of Ba Sing Se, the defeated general gave him his one-of-a-kind pearl-handled dagger that was crafted in Ba Sing Se as a token of his surrender. Iroh then sent the dagger back home to his nephew, Zuko. Zuko considered this dagger as one of his most prized possessions.

After narrowly escaping Azula's attempt to arrest them, Zuko and Iroh used this dagger to cut off their top-knots.

Later, Zuko gives the young boy Lee the pearl dagger only to have it stolen by Gow. After Zuko defeats Gow by Firebending, he attempts to return the dagger to Lee, who dosen't accept it.

The inscription on it reads, "Never give up without a fight." (The other side says "Made in Earth Kingdom." This is part of a running joke in that everybody reads this side first, and a parody of the common phrase "Made in China" on many Chinese made products.)