Historical knives

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Hi, my name is Jacek I am new on this forum. I mainly make historical knives and would like to present my work. Please feel free to comment and ask questions. ;)

1. Knife with yew handle.
The blade is made of carbon steel, yew hilt with leather plait to help with pulling the knife out of a scabbard. Hand stitiched Scabbard, leather plait to hang the knife on belt. Overall length 220mm, blade length 110mm, blade width (at the widest point) 23mm, blade thickness 2.5mm.
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2. Viking knife from Gotland
Viking knife based on finds from Scandinavia (Gotland). The blade is made of carbon steel, wooden hilt with leather plait to help with pulling the knife out of a sheath. Sheath made of waxed leather with brass bindings, leather plait to hang the knife on belt. Overall length 190mm, blade length 90mm, blade width (at the widest point) 20mm, blade thickness 2mm.
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3. Viking knife from Gotland
Viking knife based on finds from Gotland. The blade is made of carbon steel, wooden hilt with leather plait to help with pulling the knife out of a sheath. Sheath made of waxed leather with brass bindings, leather plait to hang the knife on belt. Overall length 190mm, blade length 90mm, blade width (at the widest point) 20mm, blade thickness 2mm.
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4.Viking knife with reindeer antler hilt
Viking knife based on finds from Gotland. The blade is made of carbon steel, the hilt is made of polished reindeer antler, provided with leather thong to help with pulling the knife out of a sheath. Sheath made of waxed leather with brass bindings, decorated with stamped ornaments, leather thong to hang the knife on belt. Overall length 170mm, blade length 90mm, blade width (at the widest point) 15mm, blade thickness 2mm.
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5. Folding sickle (koser)
The blade is made of carbon steel. The handle is made of polished antler adorned with carved circles and lines. Metal ring to hang the sickle on a belt. This sickle is based on finds from Chech Republic (Mikulcic) and Poland (Gniezno, Poznań, Ostrów Lednicki). Overall length 280mm, blade length 120mm, blade width (at the widest point) 25mm, blade thickness 3mm.
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6. Slavic knife from Sowinki
Knife is based on find from Sowinki, Poland. The blade is made of carbon steel, full thang, the hilt is made of bone adorned with carved circles and lines. Sheath made of waxed leather with brass bindings based on finds from Poland, leather plait to hang the knife on belt. Overall length 295mm, blade length 175mm, blade width (at the widest point) 27mm, blade thickness 4mm.
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Thanks for looking
Jacek
 
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