A shell guard boar knife

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Hello,
I had this blade in my workshop for about a year, now I finished it..
A hunting cutlass for boar, 26,5cm blade from 6mm 1.2842 a 48mm wide.
Guard, pommel and ferrule from iron, spacer from brass for contrast.
The 13cm handle is from ebony, point of gravity on the very end of the shell, 700gr.

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Kind regards
Nicolas
 
Thank you Sirs!!!
The sheath will be custom made to the future owners taste, I'm thinking of a plain, black sheath with shoulder strap.

Regards
Nicolas
 
That knife is awesome! Can someone tell me the significance of the shell guard, or why we have one off to the side like that at all? What's the origin/ significance of it? Sorry for the dumb question.
 
Shell guards where used on rapiers before the cup guard came. Later the hunting cutlass adopted these guards to protect a small knife and fork from loss, that where carried in a small sheath sewn on the cutlass sheath.
The shell will prevent, like the lobes on a saber guard, moisture and dirt to get in the sheath.
Once the wounded boar is stabbed with the cutlass, you can apply force with one hand on the shell, to allow air to enter in the wound and so the lungs will collapse..
On old dress hunting cutlass, often the shell only had esthetic function.

Regards
Nicolas
 
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