15th Century Hunting Knife

jazub

jazub

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I was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my girlfriend a couple of days ago and one of the exhibits we went to see was their armory. I wanted to see how historical decorative and utilitarian cutlery compared with the INFI and SR-101 I ogle constantly. There was a lot of beautiful work to see but I realized that, in Busse-kin, I have developed a preference for style and toughness which was not in prevalence at the museum. Bejeweled swords and daggers with delicate handles are not really my thing. However, there was one piece I saw which popped out. Looked like it would make a fine Busse for sure. It was this late 15th century hunting knife (pardon the lighting; no flash allowed):







The blade seemed a little bigger than my Basic 11 -maybe 12.5" or so. Also wider. Looked to be just under a quarter inch at the spine. Anybody else dig this design? I found it interesting that the description said this size knife was used for field dressing :eek: -brutal but very cool.
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Looks like a pimp crossed a machete with a BM and then had it bedazzled. I can think of a few that might go for that should the Custom Shop release similar.
 
RoyalM said:
Looks like a pimp crossed a machete with a BM and then had it bedazzled. I can think of a few that might go for that should the Custom Shop release similar.
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haha. i guess i hadn't looked at it like that before :D
i suppose seeing this got me thinking about a big Busse chopper with no choil. i'm a fan of the choil but can definitely still imagine a sweet Hog variation of this oldie. :thumbup:
 
It's cool to see where we have been and compare to where we are now - thanks for sharing :thumbup:
 
very BM-ish.

forward-thinking europeans, no doubt, or maybe they had a time machine...
 
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