Petr Melichárek

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, symbolizing defense against oppression, hope for victory, and liberation. The entire work took me approximately 200–230 hours.

Blade – five-layer san-mai / go-mai – W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)

Guard / pommel – W-pattern damascus W.Nr. 1.2842 (O2 / ČSN 19 313) + 75Ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)

Handle – stabilized Karelian birch

Dimensions – overall length 35.5 cm (approx. 13.98″), blade 20.5 cm (approx. 8.07″),

blade width at the widest point 27 mm (approx. 1.06″), thickness 7 mm (approx. 0.276″) – 6 mm (approx. 0.236″) distal taper

Sheath – wet-pressed cowhide leather, damascus button

– 09.10.2024 –