Shamshir

Sam Salvati

Sam Salvati

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Here is a Shamshir, or at least what I would call a Shamshir. Blade is 1075, cut and ground from a scrap bit of steel I found at John's, the handle had to be forged to get the bulb shape though. It got real warpy in HT but John managed to fix it (this was AWHILE ago, almost 1 1/2 years). I recently visited John and picked up some blades and this was among them, and today I decided to finish it up. Handles are green G10 THANKS JAMES TODD!!!!!!!!!, 3 brass pins with a thin wire wrap at the top of the handle.

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The blade, handle and guard are all antiqued to make it look like...uhhhh.. an antique :D . Comments and critique welcome.
 
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Is this your entry for Ashokan or do you have something else in mind?
 
Burton said:
Nice work. What is the length on it?
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Thanks Burton, here is the specs:

Overall roughly (curvature, it is hard to meaure) 32 3/8" overall
Blade is 27 1/2"
Hilt is 5"
Width at the base of the blade is 1 1/4", one inch from the tip it is 5/8"
POB is 5 3/4" out from the guard
 
Walter, i'll let you know :D

Stacy, the space between the guard and the crotch of the handle is 3 3/8", which is perfect because by hand at the base of my fingers is 3 1/4". As was remarked on another forum, the style of fighting using a sword like this is wide arc slashes, and the bulb at the end of the handle grips your hand and REALLY provides a secure grip, It fits my hand like a glove.
 
Well, if you end up wanting a second opinion...:D

I'm envious of those of you that can forge a sword. I've tried a couple of times, but I get so many bumps, twists, curves and valleys that it looks more like a steel accordion than a sword:o Hell, most my knives end up looking more like rasps than the guys who forge knives out of rasps:foot: Someday, though...
 
Walter, my pictures hide a thousand flaws. My swords at this moment on the path are very utilitarian, what would be called "munitions grade", not very showy, but they do what they were meant to do well. If you were to handle any one of my current swords in person, you would see the faults, glue seams, scratches, discoloration, maybe some lower grit scratches, things like that. Most of which are cosmetic though they never effect the performance, the fit is always tight, blades are always hard and springy, always sharp, always pointy :). I am still very much a beginner, just getting the basics down and I can start focusing on getting things cleaner, and they are cleaner and cleaner every time.
 
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