Viking/Indian dagger

[Ric Furrer]

Hello All,
Here is a new dagger I am quite pleased with.
Blade:
14" long 1.5" wide three bar composite wrought iron/1095 alternating twist with 1095/1050 twisted cutting edge wrapped around the core.
Handle:
5" long steel with gold koftgari overlay. This handle came from India and it is quite nice and comfortable in my hand.
Sheath:
leather over wood with tooled accents to match organic motif on the handle.
Weight is just under one pound unsheathed.

The cores were made one at a time and prepared with an interrupted twist. The three cores were welded and then a twisted cutting edge was welded around in one piece.

This piece is a blend of styles and periods. The blade is from the European traditions while the handle is Indian.
As many of you know I have an interest in Indo/Persian swordmaking traditions. To further my knowledge of Indian arms I traveled to India to visit some museums and have a closer look at current craft traditions. I learned quite a bit about the swords from India, but rather than exact weights and measure there is a sense of proportion which is gained from holding many blades. I encourage all of you to get your hands around as many as you can.

I am sorry, for some reason I am having trouble uploading images of this piece. There are three pictures here if you care to look.
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showtopic=7054

Yours,
Ric

[imagedude]

[Diamond Dave]

That is Stunning.............well done!

[danielo]

Now thats nice.

[lemoneyewash]

That is Stunning.............well done!

Agreed

[Underhay]

That's beautiful

Huge amount of work in that, and I've never seen a twisted edge applied like that before

[Kane]

Wow!!!!!

[Albert E]

Well done!!A real beauty!!
Albert

[jabussard]

Wow, I just saw this, but that is a stunning piece of work, something to truly be proud of!