18th c. Euro Belt Dagger

LRB

LRB

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Inspired, but not directly copied, by #18.K in Neumanns "SWORDS and BLADES of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION". 1750-1790. 8"x 1 1/4" blade of 01 steel, with a through tang peened over an iron washer, hand filed elk leg bone grip with a bone file cut butt cap. Iron guard, sterling silver ferrule with a hand engraved flower on four sides. All very lightly aged. Hope you enjoy a look.

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Some Saexes that I have made recently

Used from a period spanning from roots in the Celtic La Tene up to the early Medieval period, the Sax or Saex was a stout single-edged knife used as an all-purpose tool and weapon. They were used all across Northern Europe from Russia in the east to Iceland in the West. They varied in form and detail considerably over this span of time and geography. Some are exquisitely deco0rated and some are relatively plain. They could range in size from as little as four inches to blades as long as 30 inches (langsax.)

Here are some saexes and scabbard for them that I have made recently:
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This is one that I made for my wife Linda
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a shotof the scabbard showing the tooling better...
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My personal sax; I am likely to be redoing the engraving which means disassembling the scabbard... bleah!



More photos of my Saexes here: http://tinkerswords.com/saxarchive.html
 
Wick, that's a very nice looking knife. It sturrs an urge within me to grab my flintlock rifle and head to the woods. Great job.
 
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