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Nathan Robinson
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Philip Melhop
Location: Wokingham, Berkshire, UK Joined: 24 May 2008
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Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2010 8:59 am Post subject: |
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My first commision from Tod
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In hand for scale
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Glennan Carnie
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Posted: Mon 09 Aug, 2010 10:53 am Post subject: |
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A rondel from Tod.
This one is based on a late 14thC River Thames find.
Blade is 19", diamond cross-section. Hilt is Box, spiral-wrapped with copper wire.
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Posted: Mon 09 Aug, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well, not as nice as the ones you guys have but I made about 6 years back in a hurry. The whole dagger including scabbard was made in about 3,5 hours. I still regret I didn't use better steel for the blade, if I had I would have refurnished the thing by now. Guess I have to make me a new one some day...
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Craig Johnson
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Posted: Tue 10 Aug, 2010 6:39 am Post subject: Old Rondel |
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Here is one that Chris made himself several years ago.
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Best
Craig
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Sabine Benning
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Posted: Wed 11 Aug, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: historical reference |
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Hello to all,
concering the rondel dagger, that Chris made himself several years ago. Was it made according to an original rondel dagger? And in which collection ist the original dagger to find?
kind regards
Sabine
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Nathan Robinson
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Jean Thibodeau
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Posted: Wed 11 Aug, 2010 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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Rondel by Tinker with Osage orange handle, very narrow but thick at guard blade and with a zero edge, so very sharp on the one edge of the triangular sectionned blade.
A second Rondel, custom by A & A with a 15" blade 1/2" thick at the guard and at the reinforced point.
The blade from the guard to the reinforced point is semi-sharp being sharper for the first 10" of blade and turning more butter knife sharp a couple of inche from the base of the reinforced point.
This one is has been blued by me.
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Nathan Robinson
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J. Abernethy
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Posted: Fri 13 Aug, 2010 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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If I could add to the covet list thread it would include Nathan's Arma Bohemia Composite Rondell, and Jean's custom A & A. Both are stunning!
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Posted: Sat 14 Aug, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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While not as beautiful as so many of the examples here, or as historically accurate, I present my rondel dagger.
This dagger began its life as a damascus steel dagger from MRL that I had rehilted by Eric McHugh several years ago. The handle is English boxwood.
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Chad Arnow
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Posted: Sun 22 Aug, 2010 9:10 am Post subject: |
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I know there are more out there and I hope people post them. I'm hoping to see pics of custom pieces, production pieces, high-end pieces, and pieces fit for the common soldier. In short, any rondel daggers.
Keep on posting!
ChadA
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Nathan Robinson
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Chad Arnow
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Glade is triangular in cross section, yet sharp on all three edges...
around here, this rondel is called 'wilful murder' as it causes even the most benign visitors who pick it up to daydream about what it might do.. quite remarkable.
Christian G. Cameron
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Alex Indman
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Posted: Thu 13 Sep, 2012 8:39 am Post subject: Mosin-Nagant Rondel |
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Hi guys,
just registered on this forum to post this.
Just for laughs (it obviously isn't historically correct), take a look at a Rondel I made from an old Mosin-Nagant rifle bayonet. Pictures are in the album under this link: http://public.fotki.com/aindman/mosin-rondel-dagger/
I picked that useless bayonet up one day when it struck me that it could be turned into a crazy medieval/fantasy dagger or heavy stiletto. So I dug up some leftover knifemaking supplies and tools, referred my books and other sources (including this forum which helped a lot) for historical rondel daggers, and a few weekends later it ended up as a sort of late type of rondel dagger with minimalistic rondels (unobtrusive enough to allow for "forward" as well as "hammer" grip.
It is approximately 18" overall, heavy crusiform blade 13.5" long (blued) and 4.5" handle.
Handle is covered in ray skin, black laquered then the high points lightly sanded (a nod to Japanese tanto handles here). In crosssection it is more or less square with very rounded corners.
The rondels are 1/8" brass, 1" in diameter. The bottom one (guard) was fitted tightly over the blade and silver soldered in place. The top one (pommel) was pinned in place over an iron washer (both washer and the end of the tang are blued like the blade, for a nice contrast).
The sheath is heavy leather moulded around the blade and guard, soaked in hot beeswax for hardness. The point is covered with more or less conical brass chape (soldered on the back and bottom). The top part that fits around the guard is covered by a strip of brass held with two rivets on the back. A brass D-ring for suspension strap goes through it.
Overall, it is of course not exactly historical (what with the blade crossection and the grip covering), but looks to me as a businesslike weapon some knight or man-at-arms of modest means could carry on a late medieval battlefield (say Wars of the Roses period). It is certainly strong enough to pound through mail or even thin plate, or push into gaps of armor and pry the pieces apart!
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