Tag: historic
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VAENGRID
Knife inspired by Viking blades with a handle decorated with engraving in the Mammen style. The engraving depicts two birds protecting themselves with their wings, and the wing motif is also visible in the damascus pattern. The knife bears the name “Vaengrid,” which should mean something like “Wing-shield.” Blade – damascus – twisted bars with…
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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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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…
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WILBUR
Trapper’s knife inspired by originals from the “Wild West” era – the so-called Dog bone bowie. The knife features the typical frame handle construction. The little “hook” at the base of the blade is called a spanish notch and is common for this type of knife. This piece is a “copy” of my earlier knife…
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WAKINYAN
„Fantasy–indiánský“ nůž s rytou rukojetí. Rytina zobrazuje bájného hromového ptáka a bouřkový motiv se dále promítá i do čepele. Čepel – Korozivzdorný sendvič – jádro W.nr. 1,2379 (D2) , W.nr. boky – 1,2083 + 1,4301 Záštita a hlavice – Korozivzdorný sendvič 1,2083 + 1,4301 , 1,2379 (D2) Rukojeť – Rytá pštrosí kost. Celková délka –…
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EDGAR FIDDLER
A truly large bowie knife with an s-guard ending in ball-like shapes and a handle made of fossil walrus tusk. Blade – W damascus – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20). Guard / spacers – damascus steel – W.Nr. 1.2842 + 75Ni8, ostrich bone. Handle – fossil walrus tusk. Dimensions…
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SORA ALMAPERRA
Nordic-style knife with a seax-type blade and a bone handle decorated with runes. Blade – damascus forged from pins of Baroque statues, which I obtained as scrap from a restoration workshop, combined with steel W.Nr. 1.3505 (ČSN 19 655) + ČSN 19191 (eqv. W1, C – 1%), also added on the edge. Guard – spacers…