White Handled Knives (Post Pics)

[HTMD]

The ears were used to give more force when stabbing.

What Jim said. Here's how it worked. Grab the handle, tip down, ears up - like you would grasp a ski pole. Hook the thumb between the ears. Raise the blade in preparation for a powerful downward stroke. Should the tip encounter bone, the manner of holding the eared dagger prevents a loss of grip and allows for rapid successive attacks using the same grip.
Initially an assassin's tool, the design was eventually adopted by well-to-do 16th century Italian Renaissance men and worn as a highly symbolic status symbol, in the same way Bowie knives were worn in 19th century America before they were outlawed.
The cinquedea follows a similar story line during the same time period - late 1400s until about 1560 or so, Northern Italy.

 

[Marcel54]

Yeah ear daggers are rare, but fortunately there are still makers doing knives like this. Here is one made by Michael Jankowski, a talented German knifemaker.

Furthermore a bit of extra white elephant ivory made by Roger and Isak Bergh.

Marcel

 

[peterinct]

I bet this thread goes on forever - because there is surely no end of white handled knives in the world!

I'm also curious about the pommel. Is that some type of medical appliance

Peter

 

[jjtjr]

Peter,

The pommel is "the ears" in the eared dagger. Buddy Thomason explained above how it is gripped while in use.

Jim Treacy

 

[Chuck Ward]

A reworked image of a knife I shot almost a year ago.

Chuck

 

[Scott Bollenbach]

Elephant Ivory by Lyle Courtice with scrim by Warren Hargraves

Pearl by Jim Ence

Elephant Ivory by Fred Slee

Dennis Friedly and Linda Karst

Jose de Braga -- ivory and Lapis

Brian Lyttle -- elk and ivory (second image)

Harvey McBurnette - ivory

Harald Moeller -- mammoth

hopefully these are some you won't see everyday[/QUOTE]

 

[D lisch]

Wow that will get your blood bumping nice thread

 

[RogerP]

That's an impressive and diverse assembly you posted there Scott - and nice pics by Murray.

Roger

 

[xaman]

Wow, gorgeous knives!!

 

[Jon Brand]

Some of these were posted earlier but I want to bring them back. Others are new to this thread.

 

[John White]

A phone call from an interested party pointed out that this thread was back up, and suggested I post up a couple White-Handled ones....

I'm just starting preliminary work on #3, so here's a look back at Legacy #1 and #2...

Legacy #1, Knife by John White, Engraving by Joe Mason, Photo by Coop..

Legacy #2, Knife by John White, Engraving by Brian Hochstrat, Photo by Coop..

John

 

[jjtjr]

I posted this earlier in this thread:

RWS posted:


Quote:
Geez, where's all the white giraffe bone handled knives?

Some of the ivory shown here in this thread is truly remarkable. :thumbup:

Here you go a Fisk MS Hunter with Giraffe Bone:

Here it is now engraved by Jerry Fisk,MS and photographed by Chuck Ward:

Here is another John White, MS Bowie with Walrus handles. It won "Best Damascus" at this year's Blade Show:

Jim Treacy

 

[Doug C]

Obviously, the top knife in this Coop image,
Jason Knight JS test Bowie in walrus.

Doug

 

[betzner]

Handle material is hippo ivory

 

[betzner]

Pre-ban African Elephant Ivory

 

[JParanee]

Ivory

That believe it or not is my Fav Buster piece

 

[Geraldo Leão]

Dobruski Bali #2 e # 93 Ivory micarta.

Eduardo Cunha 9" 52100 integral and polished Merino horn.

Very used Dobruski's Atlantis antique elephant ivory.

 

[cnas122]

 

[Thomason]

Ray Cover

 

[canineforge]

Adam DesRosiers walrus fighter:

Don Hanson elephant ivory medium hunter (A.G. Russell design):

- Joe