Shamshir Sword in the Works

David Stifle

David Stifle

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Just thought I'd share an in-progress picture of my newest work, a Shamshir sword. Didn't quite get the shape right, but I'm just happy to get this far. The picture shows how much work I have left to do, Heat treating, cleaning and polishing and handle construction.
 
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Looks good. It will be interesting to see it with a hilt. Re the distal issues, while there are trends, there are also exceptions.. Some Saudi sabers I have seen are narrower than a lot of western swords. I can't speak to the distal of them without having one in hand. Starting with thinner stock would be nature require a less concave distal. However, a friend that has ground on his Cold Steel saber to increase distal has never quite been happy with grinding down the percussive section..

Since we are not looking at a blade meant for cutting down fence posts, I would imagine you are looking for a fairly neutral feel while leaving some mass forward.. The narrower the blade width, the thicker it can remain (if that makes any sense).

Cheers

GC
 
horseclover said:
Looks good. It will be interesting to see it with a hilt. Re the distal issues, while there are trends, there are also exceptions.. Some Saudi sabers I have seen are narrower than a lot of western swords. I can't speak to the distal of them without having one in hand. Starting with thinner stock would be nature require a less concave distal. However, a friend that has ground on his Cold Steel saber to increase distal has never quite been happy with grinding down the percussive section..

Since we are not looking at a blade meant for cutting down fence posts, I would imagine you are looking for a fairly neutral feel while leaving some mass forward.. The narrower the blade width, the thicker it can remain (if that makes any sense).

Cheers

GC
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Thanks, yes, it makes sense to me. I am looking forward to seeing how this blade performs, and am already making notes for changes to my next one. And probably many more changes after that, lol.
 
Looks very wicked.
 
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