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Hello guys,
In the last year I luckily had the chance to make some daggers and swords and as the new year got its first juvenile breaths I too had some fresh ideas, like shamefully I completely forgot about the common and poor men of the medieval era, the peasants:
So, it was a must to compensate and I quickly rushed to the forge (after my hangover passed of course
)
I chose a knife as design with the simple "brute de forge" style with deep hammer marks and roughly made blood groove. The handle was brutishly hand carved and secured with iron rivets. All weathered to show some age
irate:
The sheath is also a simple one. Made of sturdy, thick cow hide with a beaten up look and a small medieval graffiti (yes there are such things!
) probably depicting Saint George and the Dragon found in Norwich.
It is large enough to be used as a tool around the little turf a peasant can call home or to defend himself and his family against cutthroats, if he's fast enough to reach out for it!irate:
The total length is 36 cm, the blade is 22 cm long, 37 mm wide and 6 mm wide. the handle is oak.
And now the pics:
In the last year I luckily had the chance to make some daggers and swords and as the new year got its first juvenile breaths I too had some fresh ideas, like shamefully I completely forgot about the common and poor men of the medieval era, the peasants:
So, it was a must to compensate and I quickly rushed to the forge (after my hangover passed of course
)I chose a knife as design with the simple "brute de forge" style with deep hammer marks and roughly made blood groove. The handle was brutishly hand carved and secured with iron rivets. All weathered to show some age
irate: The sheath is also a simple one. Made of sturdy, thick cow hide with a beaten up look and a small medieval graffiti (yes there are such things!
) probably depicting Saint George and the Dragon found in Norwich.
It is large enough to be used as a tool around the little turf a peasant can call home or to defend himself and his family against cutthroats, if he's fast enough to reach out for it!
irate:The total length is 36 cm, the blade is 22 cm long, 37 mm wide and 6 mm wide. the handle is oak.
And now the pics:
