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I've had some problems about my Facebook Pictures disappearing, so here goes...
Here's a knife I designed myself. Ben Potter, the ultimate bladesmith, made this for me on his forge. It's a Seax, but I wanted an older design, that was more Germanic than Scandanavian. It's got a wide, tapering blade, primarily designed for stabbing. It's not historically accurate in that it isn't patterned on a historical blade. The hilt is decidedly Saxon.
It's name is "Gravind" (Grey Wind) pronounced in the saxon way, with the "A" pronounced like the A in Father. Some tribes would have pronounced it "Gragvind," with the A like the A in Dagger.
It's made of 1095 steel, with a thick, peened over, tang. It's single-edged, with a diamond cross section, slightly thicker towards the back.
It's MUCH larger than it looks:
It's also my interpretation of Sting (Tolkein's sword). It's Anglo-Saxon (Tolkein's area of expertise). It also is like a dagger built for a giant, so, for us human's it's loke a long knife that's "Almost a sword"
There you go. That's my dream knife. I designed it myself and had it hand-made by an actual blacksmith. That's the only knife you'll ever be truely happy with.
Here's a knife I designed myself. Ben Potter, the ultimate bladesmith, made this for me on his forge. It's a Seax, but I wanted an older design, that was more Germanic than Scandanavian. It's got a wide, tapering blade, primarily designed for stabbing. It's not historically accurate in that it isn't patterned on a historical blade. The hilt is decidedly Saxon.
It's name is "Gravind" (Grey Wind) pronounced in the saxon way, with the "A" pronounced like the A in Father. Some tribes would have pronounced it "Gragvind," with the A like the A in Dagger.
It's made of 1095 steel, with a thick, peened over, tang. It's single-edged, with a diamond cross section, slightly thicker towards the back.
It's MUCH larger than it looks:
It's also my interpretation of Sting (Tolkein's sword). It's Anglo-Saxon (Tolkein's area of expertise). It also is like a dagger built for a giant, so, for us human's it's loke a long knife that's "Almost a sword"
There you go. That's my dream knife. I designed it myself and had it hand-made by an actual blacksmith. That's the only knife you'll ever be truely happy with.
