New 18th c. Type Belt Dagger

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Just finished this one. 8" x 1 1/4" blade of 01 steel with lightly aged finish and a through tang peened over iron butt cap. lugged iron guard and scalloped grip ferrule, curly maple grip with chip carving, finished with Fiebings leather stain and Minwax Antique Oil finish. Sheath is of 6/7oz vege-tan leather, sewn with linen thread. Iron plate with frog/hook are attached with clinched nails, and frog/hook is attached to the plate with a pin and silver braze. Cross hatching on sheath was hand incised. Hope you enjoy a look.

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Nicely done Wick, Im really liking the ferrule design that you have been using on some of your knives. Great overall package of knife and sheath.

Jerry Fisher
 
Nice dagger, has an early frontiersman/explorer look to it.
Darcy:)
 
Really nice piece, LRB!!:thumbup: Love the blade finish, great profile, beautiful handle. Great work on that one!
 
Wow, Wick that is too a whole new level even for you!

That is really nice, I can't seem to find words to describe how I like that piece!:thumbup::thumbup::cool:
 
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Wick

How are you doing the chip carving?
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Thankyou all for your kind words.
The chip carving is done by first cutting a ring around the grip with a narrow blade, then plucking out U shaped chips with a gouge.
 
Beautiful dagger Wick... and I'm always a big fan of your curly maple handle finishes. :thumbup:
It has a very classic look to it.
Erin
 
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