OT:de Walden trench knife

Interesting knife. Why don't you email them and see if a drawing is available?

Steve
 
If you're looking for just a CAD drawing (outline) of the knife, let me know. Otherwise, can't help in an actual original assembly blueprint.

Dan
 
Nice looking knife. It looks a lot like the "smatchet" blades that have become mildly popular again.
 
That's a real curiosity piece, maybe N2S will be here to post the pic of the one he has, just kiddin.;)

I like the use of the ribbed blade. In later years it could of been dropped forged and it makes me wonder what the method was way back when?
 
YVSA,

I may have a picture for you in a few days. :)

I recently commissioned someone to make a copy of the Welsh sword for me and I am expecting it shortly. Original version of the sword are expensive and hard to find.

There is a small blueprint of the piece in Ron Flook's British Commonwealth Military Knives (Howell Press, 1999), and some additional drawings in Fedrick Stephens' Fighting Knives (Arco, 1985)

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From Federic Stephens' Fighting Knives

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Originally posted by not2sharp
YVSA,

I may have a picture for you in a few days. :)

I recently commissioned someone to make a copy of the Welsh sword for me and I am expecting it shortly. Original version of the sword are expensive and hard to find.

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Iknew it!!!!!!! I knew it!!!!!!!:D :cool:
Please post the specs N2S, K?
 
I've seen this knife, at the museum. I am an ex Royal Welch Fusilier myself (my avatar is the RWF dragon).

Its quite large. I always thought the US type thench knife with integral knucke duster made more sense for constrcted spaces.

The de Walden knife is very elvish!
 
Looks like N2S beat me to the punch again.(Like with the falcata) We'll have to start calling him "Entirely Too Sharp"! I'm looking for the specs on the cledd so I can get a smith to make me one, also. So, N2S, who made yours? Think he would like to make another? Will I have to give him my first-born son?
Punker, I recognized your avatar on the Regimental website. Do you come from Wales and speak Welsh?
Cheers, Mark
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I took your suggestion to email the museum, Fergus. Thanks to Pen for CAD offer, and N2S for posting photo.
 
So, N2S, who made yours?
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No one has made it as of yet, but I expect delivery shortly. I'll post a picture and let you know who it is as soon as the thing comes in.

n2s
 
dim dweud ond bachigyn Cymraeg. . . only a little, MadMark. My wife is fluent though.

The RWF share somethiong in common with the Ghurkas actually. The Royal Ghurka Rifles (well, the whole Brigade really) and the Royal Welch Fusiliers are the only regiments in the British Army to use a language other than English over the radio. They call it 'Dragon's teeth' on the net.
 
Believe I saw one company selling replicas of this knife in Shotgun News a year or so back.
 
"Dragon's teeth", I like that. I have some Welsh ancestors but don't speak the language myself. I'd like to learn it so I've been searching on the web for tapes. I found a Cornish language site with sound files, including the useful phrase "Ues coref?"; "Is there any beer?". Apparently Cornish is different than Welsh; it doesn't say whether they can understand each other.
 
I have a copy of the patent which was accepted 8/23/17 and will send by mail if you would like (I don't have a scanner). The patent number is 108,741 by White & Woodington Chartered Patent Agents, London. As for measurements, this won't be of any help as none are mentioned. The illustration from Stephens' Fighting Knives shown above appears the same as that which accompanies the patent.
 
MM,
In R. Flook's "British and Commonwealth Military Knives" there are 2 pages devoted to this awesome weapon including a "blueprint" of sorts by Joubert (pgs 17 & 18).

I could send you a copy of this although there are no measurements in inches, just a lot of reference points.

You may want to contact the National Army Museum in London for the original specification blueprint. Since the Pattern Room is now closed this fine Museum may just have it. Mr Martin Hinchcliffe may be the right person to contact there.
 
Hmmm....look what came in today's mail. This is Bill Siegle's rendition of the WWI Welsh Sword. The biggest thing we changed was on the guard. The original guard seemed overly complicated and flimsy so we simplified it.

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