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Jeremy V. Krause
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Posted: Sun 23 May, 2010 10:27 am Post subject: I just wanted to share a neat small knife I saw |
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I thought some of you may be interested in the silver inlay and general shape of this attractive little seax/knife.
Pretty cool.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Coll...p;id=29492
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Leo Todeschini
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Philip Montgomery
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Posted: Mon 24 May, 2010 7:09 am Post subject: Re: I just wanted to share a neat small knife I saw |
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Very nice. Can you make an estimate of the size? I assume it is small. And I am curious what the inlaid lettering says. Thanks for posting this.
Philip Montgomery
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Neil Langley
Location: Stockport, UK Joined: 23 Jan 2006
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Posted: Mon 24 May, 2010 9:21 am Post subject: Re: I just wanted to share a neat small knife I saw |
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Philip Montgomery wrote: |
Very nice. Can you make an estimate of the size? I assume it is small. And I am curious what the inlaid lettering says. Thanks for posting this. |
From the Museum of London web page:
Measurements: whole: 136 x 24 mm
The lettering on one side says 'OSMHND', which was probably the owner's name. The name Osmund suggests that the owner was of Anglo-Saxon descent.
Neil
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Posted: Mon 24 May, 2010 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I wonder what the construction of the blade is on this knife. If the blade is iron and the edge steel would this show in the corrosion? The metal looks to be homogenous to me.
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G Ezell
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Posted: Fri 28 May, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the image, I have a small low-res image of that one and have wanted one that showed more detail.
Neat little knife/seax...
It does appear to be homogenous steel.
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Posted: Fri 28 May, 2010 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: I just wanted to share a neat small knife I saw |
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[quote="Neil Langley"] Philip Montgomery wrote: |
...The lettering on one side says 'OSMHND', which was probably the owner's name. The name Osmund suggests that the owner was of Anglo-Saxon descent.
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Hi all...
Here are a couple of pictures of the other side with the OSMHND inlay...
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Two swords
Lit in Eden’s flame
One of iron and one of ink
To place within a bloody hand
One of God or one of man
Our souls to one of
Two eternities
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Posted: Fri 28 May, 2010 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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These are great pics!
This sets the stage for a fabulous reproductions. So much detail is evident. Someone needs to take the plunge!
I love this knife but I have my eye on a different little knife with similar proportions.
I don't see how the blade could be homogenous though. With this level of inlay and attention I would think that a steel edge would be incorporated.
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Posted: Fri 28 May, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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The tang looks to be corroded differently than the rest. Any thoughts on whether that's a different material than the rest of the blade?
ChadA
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Gabriele A. Pini

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Posted: Fri 28 May, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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It's not possible that the grip influenced the corrosion? I would have think that it would have reduced it, but maybe a wooden one would soak up water and corrode the tang more readly...
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Neil Langley
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Posted: Sat 29 May, 2010 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Or (as a river find) if it was buried blade down the tang may simply have been in shallower, more oxygenated mud - causing this area to corrode faster.
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Jeroen Zuiderwijk
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Posted: Fri 04 Jun, 2010 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Cool little knife. I want Tod to make one Interesting how the back of the blade is beveled.
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