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MERCURY
Dagger inspired by Renaissance left-hand daggers, with a strong dose of art-fantasy on top. 🙂 I spent more than 500 hours on this work, and it is the most complex piece I have created so far. This type of dagger is called a “crown dagger” in some parts of the world. And since crowns are…
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LILL WILL
“Lill” William Doyle alias Little Willy, called Bassfish The so-called “Confederate D-guard bowie,” with an overall length exceeding half a meter, likely derives from original artillery military “short sabres”. This truly large knife was typical for Confederate soldiers and is often seen in period photographs from the era of the American Civil War and the…
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TARTADUM
Knife inspired by the gaucho “bowie” knives, also known as facón. This type of knife is inseparably linked with the cattle herders gauchos in Argentina, Uruguay, and partly in southern Brazil. It is a kind of South American equivalent of a combination of a “work knife and an honorable weapon.” It served for slaughtering and…
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OBRIGVINDER
Mytho-poetic interpretation of the so-called langseax, or long Viking “knife,” with an overall length of nearly 75 cm. The engravings shows four different animals or “beasts,” each inspired by one of the elements. With some effort, one can recognize a raven, a boar, a mythical dragon, and a sea monster. Making this piece took me…
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VICTORIA
Dagger, whose very distant inspiration was the F-S fighting dagger of the British Commandos, but interpreted in an extremely free style. From the original design, basically only the proportions and a few basic parameters remain – the rest is my artistic vision. 🙂 The dagger includes several hidden details with personal meaning for its owner,…
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RUSTY
Classic chef/BBQ knife in Western style, tuned to earthy tones. Blade – damascus – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20) Guard – spacers – damascus 1.2842 + 75Ni8 Handle – stabilized Turkish walnut wood Dimensions – overall length 36.5 cm (approx. 14.37″), blade 22.5 cm (approx. 8.86″), blade width max.…
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INDRALYS
Scandi knife with a wavy, grooved handle and a mosaic damascus blade. Blade – mosaic damascus with added spine and edge – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20), edge and spine – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) Guard/spacers/end cap – damascus steel W.Nr. 1.2842 + 75Ni8, reindeer antler…
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SUGATAI
Large gyuto knives in classic design. Blade – five-layer san-mai / go-mai – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20) Guard – spacers – dyed stabilized beech wood Handle – stabilized Turkish walnut wood Overall length 37.5 cm (approx. 14.76″), blade 24 cm (approx. 9.45″), cutting edge 23 cm (approx. 9.06″),…
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GIRA & SHAGGA
Small handy knives for two cowboy friends. They are reportedly carried diagonally on the belt and, if needed, serve for quickly cutting a lasso in an emergency if it gets tangled or stuck. Their initials are hidden in the decoration of the sheaths. Blade – W-pattern damascus – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313)…
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AHWI UYOI
Simple “tribal” knife with a very rustic, almost raw design. Blade – wild damascus – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20) Guard – leather wrap Handle – raw deer bone Dimensions – overall length 28 cm (approx. 11.02″), blade 15 cm (approx. 5.91″), blade width at the widest point 34…