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Kevin Cashen Small Sword......Coop, help!
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Steven,
Good score, and I haven't even seen it yet. But, then again, I have yet to see a piece by Kevin Cashen that I didn't like.
John
Good score, and I haven't even seen it yet. But, then again, I have yet to see a piece by Kevin Cashen that I didn't like.
John
Kohai999
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Buy a digital camera, you cheap bastid!
My wife owns two of them, ya buttnugget!
I don't even know how to turn them on, and Coop already has the pix, there is a shot in Knives 2007. There is no way that I am taking a better picture than Jim!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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So where is Coop when we need him?
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Steve, what a tease... We heard the bell ring and are drooling, where's the photo?
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Steve, what a tease... We heard the bell ring and are drooling, where's the photo?
Yeah, what he said!!
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At your service...
And THIS one was nearly too big for me also. I had to borrow a large velvet tablecloth from Jot Khalsa, and I propped the light tent up on books.
STeven, I applaud you. For a sword lover it doesn't get any better!
Coop
And THIS one was nearly too big for me also. I had to borrow a large velvet tablecloth from Jot Khalsa, and I propped the light tent up on books.
STeven, I applaud you. For a sword lover it doesn't get any better!
Coop
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Kevin had this piece for show-and-tell in October at Ashokan Sword 2005. Thought that it was gorgeous, but didn't HAVE to have it at that point.
There is a small sword in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, USA, formerly owned by one Col. Marinus Willett, presented by the US Congress in 1785, ordered from France in 1777. It is heavily gold gilt, and engraved, and much more of a ceremonial piece, than a user, but it is impressive, and it is historical, and it is very much an American sword.
Then Kevin went to the Collector's Show in Napa in February, and Coop took the pictures, and Kevin won another award on the thing, and I thought that it would be cool to have a specific heirloom to hand down to my family. Kevin had it for quite a while, and no one seemed to be giving it any love, and here it is burning a hole in my mind.
My japanese swords will hopefully stay in my family, but with the exception of 1 of them, they all get USED. Might even poke some wara with the Cashen sword just to do it, but there is no danger of physical damage coming to the piece.
It took me a while to pay off, too, is the singularly most expensive piece of cutlery that I have ever owned, making the idea of an heirloom that much cooler.
It is a twist pattern, the eyes of the twist run almost perfectly down the center of the sword. The chatoyancy(shimmer) is absolutely breathtaking.
5/32" thickness at the guard.
1" wide at the guard
The weight is exactly 32 oz.
The blade is a little over 28" long
The handle is about 7" long inclusive, with the wire inlaid nelsonite stabilized Kingwood portion of the handle about 3".
The ferrules are some sort of gold filled jeweler's wire.
The guard is a hand shaped, french greyed steel, the work of a master, and a patient one at that!
The scabbard is wood, with a hand stitched leather cover, and a red felt interior.
Have asked Kevin for documentation on the piece, but wanted to share the information and pictures(thanks, Coop!) with you all now.
Kevin did this slightly ghey fringe at the end of the scabbard, which I Garssonized by threading through a damascus bead that Phillip Baldwin had given me a few years ago, and looks perfect now! There will be no more messing with this piece, promise!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
There is a small sword in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, USA, formerly owned by one Col. Marinus Willett, presented by the US Congress in 1785, ordered from France in 1777. It is heavily gold gilt, and engraved, and much more of a ceremonial piece, than a user, but it is impressive, and it is historical, and it is very much an American sword.
Then Kevin went to the Collector's Show in Napa in February, and Coop took the pictures, and Kevin won another award on the thing, and I thought that it would be cool to have a specific heirloom to hand down to my family. Kevin had it for quite a while, and no one seemed to be giving it any love, and here it is burning a hole in my mind.
My japanese swords will hopefully stay in my family, but with the exception of 1 of them, they all get USED. Might even poke some wara with the Cashen sword just to do it, but there is no danger of physical damage coming to the piece.
It took me a while to pay off, too, is the singularly most expensive piece of cutlery that I have ever owned, making the idea of an heirloom that much cooler.
It is a twist pattern, the eyes of the twist run almost perfectly down the center of the sword. The chatoyancy(shimmer) is absolutely breathtaking.
5/32" thickness at the guard.
1" wide at the guard
The weight is exactly 32 oz.
The blade is a little over 28" long
The handle is about 7" long inclusive, with the wire inlaid nelsonite stabilized Kingwood portion of the handle about 3".
The ferrules are some sort of gold filled jeweler's wire.
The guard is a hand shaped, french greyed steel, the work of a master, and a patient one at that!
The scabbard is wood, with a hand stitched leather cover, and a red felt interior.
Have asked Kevin for documentation on the piece, but wanted to share the information and pictures(thanks, Coop!) with you all now.
Kevin did this slightly ghey fringe at the end of the scabbard, which I Garssonized by threading through a damascus bead that Phillip Baldwin had given me a few years ago, and looks perfect now! There will be no more messing with this piece, promise!
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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Good grief! That is STUNNING! 
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Damn, nice score, Steve! This is definitely the type of piece to save up for, maybe sell a kidney... It's pretty similar to the one I remember seeing at blade a few years ago, just fancier. I love the shape and patina of the whole handle/guard, nice wood and just enough gold accent. :thumbup:
It's pretty similar to the one I remember seeing at blade a few years ago, just fancier. I love the shape and patina of the whole handle/guard, nice wood and just enough gold accent. :thumbup:
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OOOooooooo.
Nice to see a sword here! And the steel on that piece looks awesome.
A question, though. Was this piece based on a historical example, or is it more a "transitional" piece or something? At 32 oz, it's quite a bit heavier (2-3 times heavier) than what I think of when I hear "smallsword".
Nice to see a sword here! And the steel on that piece looks awesome.
A question, though. Was this piece based on a historical example, or is it more a "transitional" piece or something? At 32 oz, it's quite a bit heavier (2-3 times heavier) than what I think of when I hear "smallsword".
Kohai999
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I don't know how many historical pieces that Kevin had access to, but 32 oz is a 2 lb sword. "Small" refers to comparison to rapiers, which were much longer. The small sword in this case is both a cut(sharp edge) and thrust sword, and would need some meat or "niku"(japanese term) in order to support that, with the thin width.
I have seen and held historical Claymores that varied over 2 lbs in weight from eachother from the same historical period.
Same thing with katana. I have held 20 oz historical katana(not over- polished) and katana that weighed over 3 lbs.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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STeven,
Just a wonderful piece. Kevin's Damacus is simply stunning!
How does it feel in your hand?
Best,
Peter
That's a loaded question, Peter, you know that I have small mitts, so it feels perfect.
Those with larger hands(everyone but small children
) HAVE to put at least the index finger through one of the rings, which does effect the maneuverability of the blade in effective and surprising ways.Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
