Curt Erickson Pietersite Dagger/Sheath

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Another drop-dead gorgeous dagger by Curt Erickson, just shipped to an Asian buyer, this one with presentation gem quality pietersite with blue primary colors dominating. A double-ground 7" blade, 12" overall.

Fittings are hot blued with non-tarnish silver wire inlays and french gray engraving. German silver sheath with hot-blued button set with blue sapphire. Pommel button of stainless steel, also set with blue sapphire.

Glorious embellishment by Julie Warenski-Erickson.

Regards,

Bob Betzner

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Call me biased but I love everything that comes out of Curt's shop and this is no exception. The Pietersite is absolutely fantastic!

Jon
 
Marcel54 said:
What Jon said:thumbup::cool:

Marcel
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Marcel, I know pretty much for certain that if it weren't for the dagger problem, you would have been collecting these by now. But admiration from afar is still fun!

Best,

Bob
 
AWESOME, as would be expected. Pietersite is one of my favorite stones and THAT is a stunning piece.

That being said, to MY eye, I think the tang stamp would look better 180 degrees shifted.

Which brings to mind: Is there a rule of thumb for positioning the stamp point up/down?

Peter
 
If I had photographed that, you guys would have been snickering: "That's TOO colorful!" He he he! Sometimes they ARE this colorful! :D

I'm digging Julies asymmetrical approach on the scabbard. That's fairly unusual.

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Coop
 
Peter, when I hold a fine dagger, I prefer seeing the name right side up as I hold it, not upside down. So I guess it's a matter of personal preference, though it wouldn't make one bit of difference in my decision to buy.

Best,

Bob
 
betzner said:
Marcel, I know pretty much for certain that if it weren't for the dagger problem, you would have been collecting these by now. But admiration from afar is still fun!

Best,

Bob
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You betcha:thumbup:

That being said, to MY eye, I think the tang stamp would look better 180 degrees shifted.

Which brings to mind: Is there a rule of thumb for positioning the stamp point up/down?

Peter
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Yes Peter there is for a dagger. To inspect you hold the dagger with the point upwards; that's why the stamp is positioned the way it is.

Marcel
 
Marcel54 said:
Yes Peter there is for a dagger. To inspect you hold the dagger with the point upwards; that's why the stamp is positioned the way it is.

Marcel
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Buster Warenski's early work fit the above description usually, with respect to knives marked "B Warenski, Richfield, Ut".

However, around 1986, Julie began engraving Buster's knives/daggers and the mark was engraved, not stamped. At this point, the mark was rotated as Peter is suggesting. You will find that almost all of the Warenski daggers that Julie engraved, including her own sole authorship pieces, have the engraved mark just reverse of "the rule". In fact, I can't remember seeing one that wasn't.

Best,

Bob
 
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Thanks for the responses guys. In retrospect, I took out my DDD "Great Collections" and there were many daggers by reknowned makers with marks read both "tip up" and "tip down".

I guess it is a matter of personal preference and aesthetics.

As mentioned, it really wouldn't change a decision to purchase or not.

Peter
 
GORGEOUS! That handle stuff is so pretty and im particularly digging the engraving on the sheath.
 
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