Folks,
I just took delivery of some new toys from Tod Cutler. In addition to the bladed things below, there is a belt rig and chape that will soon be part of a scabbard project for my Albion Regent. :) I had several items from Tod's previous production venture, The English Cutler, and they were great. These are even better. I've only had them a couple hours, but they seem well made and the accuracy is well above what you usually get in this price range. The fact that everything is 15% off through 12/5 doesn't hurt either. :) Expect more info and pics on these in the future...

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Just for fun, here is some more info/pics on some of these pieces. Expect full writeups/stats/pics at some future point.

Up first is what Tod calls the "Horn and Bone Layered Medieval Eating knife 14thC-Early 16thC." This is an updated version of a piece he used to sell through his venture The English Cutler (Tod Culter is a rebranding and fairly complete overhaul of that production lineup). You can see the old version here (http://myArmoury.com/chad_dagg_tod_ec_13c_eating.html ). I feel the new version below is an upgrade in pretty much every way. I like the blade shape better. The grip is more refined and more attractive and now includes a nice peen block. The scabbard is of a different historical type than the previous option, dyed a reddish color.

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This is one Tod calls "Horn Handled Medieval Eating Knives -14thC - 15thC." This and a couple other knives he sells appear to be the same as those retailed by others. It has horn scales with brass liners and tubular rivets. The blade itself is stainless; for an eating/utility knife that will be used in entirely modern contexts, this doesn't bother me at all, though I understand that purists may disagree. The distal taper runs all the way from the "pommel" end to tip. The sheath has some decorative lines that I assume are stamped as one area looks slightly less deeply struck than the rest. As with most of his knives, you can get sheaths in a variety of colors or natural. This was natural and I dyed it brown.

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And now the big boy....

This is the "Brass handled Scottish Dirk" (he also offers it in bronze, but brass is actually more accurate IMHO). It appears to be a simplified version of the famed brass handled dirk (DK11) in Edinburgh. The hilt (apart from the pommel nut) appears to be cast in one piece. The single-edged blade is thick at the base (just under 1/4 inch) and tapers nicely. This thing is a brawler. The metal hilt makes it feel very solid and authoritative. The sheath is two layers of leather with a thong for tying to a belt.

It's fairly safe to say this may be the best non-custom dirk on the market. That's partially because it's so good and partially because there are not many high-quality non-custom dirks out there. The grip is totally appropriately sized, so it's not big. :)

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Beautiful work. Elegant lines. That maker's mark is annoying. Would be better if it were smaller and close to the hilt.

Love that dirk! Nice haul Chad!

Thank you for the pictures Chad!