I bought a new Lutel Dagger

FullerH · Feb 19, 2003

I ordered a Lutel Number 10005 Dagger from Art Elwell at A Work of Art and will keep you all posted. Please see http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=243926 for more details, since it is, after all, a knife not a sword.

Triton · Feb 19, 2003

Cool Hugh you will have to let us know how it works out.

FullerH · Feb 20, 2003

As I said above, that has always been my intent. I should be able to pick it up tomorrow. Oh, the anticipation!

FullerH · Feb 26, 2003

Please see my post in the Blade Discussion Forum for my early impressions of the dagger. I like it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=243926

Triton · Feb 27, 2003

Sounds like you have a winner there Hugh. Congratulations!

FullerH · Feb 28, 2003

Hi, Russ. It is that and it has been a real learning experience as well. A friend sat me down and explained to me just how good a deal that I got on the Roman Riding Sword from Patrick Barta at TEMPL because I was judging the dagger against it. His point was that I got what was essentially a very expensive custom sword for $240 + shipping, a total of $290. By that, he meant that the level of workmanship and detailing was far beyond what he had expected when he and I had discussed my ordering it. His thought was that even at $340 + shipping, it is still one Hell of a buy, so the $214.90 that I paid Art Elwell for the dagger got me a very nice one for the price, but not a steal as was the case with the TEMPL sword. I had been spoiled and I needed to be brought down to earth.

Ferrous Wheel · Mar 3, 2003

yep. Still is.

Keith

FullerH · Mar 3, 2003

BTW, the dagger has a blade 11" long, 1 1/2" wide and 1/8" thick, the swedge is 3 7/8" long by 7/16" deep.

sweet · Mar 3, 2003

Hey Hugh you been a member since Nov 1998 with 3780 posts yet still you cant post pics? lol...congrats on your Lutel, from the single Lutel pic it looks good

FullerH · Mar 6, 2003

Sweet, I had success once, but then I seem to have lost it. I think that it is a problem in my computer and not elsewhere.

sweet · Mar 6, 2003

LOL...o.k Hugh...I need to remember that one for excuses when someone asks me to post up a pic

I think that it is a problem in my computer and not elsewhere.