Thistle Damascus Scottish Dirk

[KHall]

Here are a few pictures of Dirk I just finished. The details are:
Steel – 1075 & 15N20
Handle – African Blackwood and Cherry Celtic Knot
Guard – Bronze
Pommel – Bronze, Mammoth Tooth

Knife dimensions:
Overall length – 17 1/4 inches
Blade length – 11 1/2 inches
Blade width – 1 3/8 inches
Thickness – 0.27 inches

Thanks for stopping by,
Ken

 

[Lorien]

outstanding

 

[Survivalistd]

Absolutely stunning work

 

[jfk1110]

Gorgeous!! Spectacular job!!!

 

[d762nato]

Awesome! Really Nice,

 

[Dawkind]

That amazing!!!!

 

[Scott Hanson]

Beautiful knife, very well done!

 

[Joakim Lööv]

Outstanding!

 

[fishface5]

Holy cow, fantastic!!!

 

[john april]

love that handle ! exceptional.

 

[madcap_magician]

Fine piece, Ken. It's nice to see Scottish traditionals.

 

[Atom242]

That is some of the coolest looking Damascus I’ve ever seen. Beautiful piece!!!

 

[i4Marc]

Wonderful! Would like to hear how you put that handle together.

 

[KHall]

Wonderful! Would like to hear how you put that handle together.

For those want to know how the Celtic knot is done in the wood check out this Youtube, not me, just an example.

 

[i4Marc]

I'll probably never use it but very interesting. Beautiful dirk.

 

[Dusty One]

A Real Beauty !!