The inspiration for this messer came from an original belonging to Peter Grassman. Mr. Grassman was kind enough to provide pictures of it back in 2006, as well as some useful measurements and statistics. In my conversations with Mr. Lundemo, we elected to make some small changes from the original in the dimensions, as well as evening out the spacing between the rivets on the grip and adding the incised lines that make the knuckle guard resemble a leaf.
I ordered the messer with a scabbard, belt, and suspension, none of which are pictured because I'm a goof and forgot, but they show the same level of craftsmanship as the sword itself, which is to say excellent. My wife doesn't usually share my enthusiasm for my collection, but even she loves this piece. It's an instant favorite and one of the gems of my collection.
At some point, hopefully, I'll have the opportunity to take some better pictures as well as some measurements but that gets tricky in my house as the cats like swords almost as much as I do. Soft 'n fluffy doesn't mix well with sharp 'n shiny.
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Grosse Messer full length shot.
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The hilt.
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Wide shot of the original.
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Hilt of the original.