The Fire Dog, an historical warriors belt knife

[Templehound]

A few days ago I ran across the finish line of a "marathon" with this armored dog.
The knife of a historical warrior of an indeterminate culture had to provide the pretext.
The blade has a length of 235 mm, overall length measures 380 mm and it is ground from 1.2419.05 cold work Tungsten tool steel of the Lohmann company in Germany.
Bolsters are made from copper and the scales is steel riveted rams horn.
The sheath is made from half tanned cow leather with a rawhide core and the velds are made from Steller sea cow bone.
Armored with copper, steel and buffalo horn.Every piece is counter riveted from the inside and the belt clip had its own spring steel heat treatment.
Cheers

 

[SharpBits]

Impressive! That sheath is wild, I love it!

 

[i4Marc]

I always enjoy your design aesthetic.

 

[AntDog]

Only thing that bugs me is the scales not being flush with the tang. That bugs the crap out of me. Every other aspect looks great.

 

[Dawkind]

Great job and love that sheephorn….superb job!

 

[fishface5]

Very imaginative and impressive!

 

[Lorien]

there's a lot of stuff going on, done really well- it's cohesive, design wise, too. The heirloom fitment is tough to do, and doing it with that gnarly horn must've given you fits- not to mention the peened pins. I love the Persian ear treatment generally, but again it's all the more impressive that you did it with such a challenging material. And you honoured the horn by preserving its integrity while pulling off some pretty high end moves
The transition to the bright finish of the blade is very cool. This knife has a lot to say. Truly a work of Art.

 

[jfk1110]

Your work always leaves me drooling in awe........Classy package......

 

[Templehound]

Gentlemen, Thanks a lot for the beautiful comments and the massive bunch of likes, much appreciated!

 

[jfk1110]

This is just AWESOME..... Such a cool package....... Drooling once again....

 

[madcap_magician]

This is a great knife! The blade finish transition and the horn fitting are stellar, but I think the ancient scale armor-inspired sheath is a masterpiece.

 

[jfk1110]

I come back frequently to salivate.........

Really luv your Maker's mark.....

 

[Kroo Blades]

Great work!! A LOT of great work, actually Beautiful result!

 

[Dusty One]

Well Done !

 

[Sled]

Never seen anything like it…excellent. An heirloom piece. And that sheath!

 

[jfk1110]

More.Drooling....

 

[Templehound]

Once again I am humbled by the fine comments, thank you very much!

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Have a nice weekend
Cheers

 

[jfk1110]

You sir have the patience of a saint...........Beautiful work .....Thanx for sharing this

 

[Laphroaig]

Are you selling the Fire Dog?

If not, how much would I add you charge to make a similar one?

Thanks,
Mic

 

[Templehound]

Are you selling the Fire Dog?

If not, how much would I add you charge to make a similar one?

Thanks,
Mic

Mic, apologies for the late response, I didn't checked on the forum for some time
the Fire Dog is already sold a few months ago.
Knives like the fire dog are mostly not made in custom order because of the unforeseeable time of completion and effort.
I am unsure of the forums regulations about speaking of selling knives and their prices.
I tried to figure out where I can send you a PM in the forum software but couldnt find it.
If you know how and if you want you can write me an email where I can answer and speak more detailed.
Thanks for your interest and asking.
Cheers