Opinions on daggers

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I've developed a taste for fine daggers lately (I know, it can put you in the poor house ;-), so I was wondering, who do you think makes the most elegant and beautiful daggers, you know, the kind that make you say "Wow!"? My first choice so far would be Loerchner and I would venture to say that not many are in his league.

And if you have a web link to your choice, that would be helpful too...

Kevin Haney, Coordinator
Mid-Atlantic Primitive Skills Group
"Where 'primitive' is not a pejorative!"
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Since you mention Wolfe, I assume you mean "art daggers" (otherwise I'd have to post a pic of my Brend :) )...in that case, Buster Warenski (www.warenskiknives.com)

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and Rick Eaton (www.eatonknives.com)

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here's a nice $50,000 folding dagger by Eaton :)

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RL
 
It doesn't matter one bit how useful they are IMO, i love there looks and what they where made for in the first place, to put the hex on those decadent pesky Night's! hehe

Here's a beauty i have on order from Bob Brown. BTW it's the small one.
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Cheers!
James
 
I do not have a use for them :), but I sure do enjoy collecting them.
Next year I hope to have examples from John Fitch, Sava Damlovac (3rd one), Ray Kirk, Michael Vagnino and Darrel Ralph.
 
My dream collection of daggers would contain work by Bill Moran, Buster and Julie Warenski, Wolfe Lorchner, Willie Rigney and Doug Casteel. (I can dream can't I :)). I have to agree with you on Lorchner being my favorite, but those other folks can also make daggers that can take your breath away.



Here is the only one I purchased this year by Audra Draper.
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Well, since you guys are including pictures, I thought I would post a pic of the Rich McDonald fluted ivory and damascus dagger I got at the Chesapeake Knife Show this weekend that kicked off this thread... It's wanting a companion... ;-)

Sorry the beautiful damascus pattern doesn't show up well...

Kevin Haney


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Gus, that is VERY cool! I'm really starting to like Audra's work...here's another one of her daggers that I like...

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BTW, are the edges sharp on your piece??

Thanks,
RL
 
From Nordic Knifes by Butch Beaver.
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If you like them fancy, hehe

James
 
Great thread...
Let me jump in and add a few pictures of some my Good Friend Bruce Bump has done.
Bruce

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Fancy daggers, hm? I love the work of Don Fogg:
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(I especially like that one!)

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And one of my favorite:
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Here are some great semi-production daggers:
http://www.armor.com/2000/catalog/daggers.html

However, you probably mean custom (seeing as this is the custom forum and all :p )

Kevin Cashen makes some awesome daggers:
http://www.cashenblades.com/Daggers.html

as does Vince Evans:
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=3&uid=550150&gid=809124&imgid=9742908#top

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=3&uid=550150&gid=809124&imgid=9742898#top

Here's another nice one for sale on Rick Barrett's site by Randy MacDonald:
http://www.barrettcustomknives.com/images/randydagger.jpg

Wally Hayes also has some great pics:
http://www.hayesknives.com/pattern4.html

Some more Don Foggs'
http://www.dfoggknives.com/copy_of_index/viking.htm

and this one (this one is TRULY amazing)
http://www.dfoggknives.com/KemalViking.htm

I like daggers...
 
aahhh!! daggers!! some of my favorite knives. Let's take a look at a few obtained over the years. Latest one is
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by South African maker Billy Kojetin

TKCL has had some discussion about Fred Slee the maker of this fine example of a dagger
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and the ever popular Nick Wheeler
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a very nice finely ground dagger by Patrick Donovan with horn and jewelled butt
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Roger Toner created one of his finest knives in this Russian Kjianjal with smoky topaz jewell in the African Blackwood handle. Extensive filework adorns this beauty
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one of Americas most prolific makers of great consistency is Ron Gaston here represented with this Abalone handled dagger
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this is one of Wolfe's early daggers obtained while i could afford them
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a couple of images including the full dagger by Howard Clark/Zaza Revishvelli and a close up of the handle and sheath (by Bob Schrap)

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BTW James--what handle material are you choosing for your Rob Brown Price Style. I have one of those and three others on order from Rob. The ivory seems not to be an option. I'm going to go with honey colored giraffe. I'm having the beadblasting (very light that Rob does) on the escutcheons.
 
Murray,

You can ship fossil ivory to SA and back. That's what I've done with my order to Rob.

JD
 
now that you mention it, I think maybe that is what Rob is using for the Price style as I asked him to match the California dirk I ordered and he did suggest using mammouth for that one. thanks for the reminder. memory is getting like my hair-- in short supply
 
Murray i'm waiting to get it in ivory, it's taking Rob a while to get a "ivory permit" and i will email him now to see if he got it, when i ordered it about a year ago Rob forgot to talk with me about the availability of ivory. I know it will be worth the wait, Rob did find some mammoth slabs locally, but they slightly too short so he's waiting to get a permit so he finish my knife soon i hope. BTW i just love that one you posted by Roger Toner Murray, it's a really beauty, heck this tread if full of great daggers if i ever seen them i must say!

James
 
What about Rob Hudson:

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(According to an e-mail I got recently from Rob, this piece is available pre-owned...)

JD
 
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