Hey everybody. I hope your holiday season is treating you well. As for me, I decided to treat myself to a gift for Christmas.

It's a new Scottish dirk created by Vince Evans. It's based on an early 18th century (about 1740) antique that has a uniquely characteristic brass heart motif.

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The newly made dirk has a walnut grip carved with detailed knotwork and has antiqued brass mounts. It's about 17.5" long overall with a 13.25" long blade. The sheath is wet-formed leather and has a brass tip.

I've been fortunate enough to have handled many dirks made by Vince Evans over the years. This one is my favorite.

Here are some quick photos for you to see the work.

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Click any of the photos to see full-sized versions.

Awesome!!!!!

Vince is exactly the guy I'd have contacted for a detailed reproduction of that dirk, and he outdid himself -- again!

Congrads and Merry Christmas!

Nathan what a stunning piece to add to your collection.

That looks perfect....just like everything Vince makes. Congratulations.

How do I get on your Christmas list? That is a beautiful piece and I envy you for it. You are a fortunate man to have so much of Vince's work.

All the best for the holidays and the New Year.

Impressive as always! Congrats!

"I heart"..I get it! The dirk looks great! No surprise that Vince Evans did a great job! Really beautiful piece you have there Nathan! The knotwork carving is just superb. Your collection grows even more enviable! Congrats!

That surely is a beautiful piece (both the original and the replica). I agree, I think that's the nicest dirk I've ever seen. Not only the decorations, but the overall proportion and lines of the blade and handle combine to perfection.

That's just lovely... Congrats, Nathan.
I really like the brass work. Very neat!
How's the strap secured to the scabbard?

I'm curious, does anyone ken if the original dirk handles were stained/dyed, like Vince does on his?


Cheers,
Henrik

Good to see that your are treating yourself to an awesome gift to yourself. :) :cool:

Well, very very nice dirk and basically everything nice about it that everyone before me said about it. ;) :lol:

Congrats Nathan, Vince did a great job

Nathan,

Vince did a superb job on that dirk. I saw it on his website and wondered who owned it. Congratulations!

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the sheath. I like the look of them better than the wood core scabbards. How is the fit/function compared to your other dirks?

Chris

Lovely neat, tidy and accurate work Nathan!

You must be very very pleased with it!!!

Congratulations, and Merry Christmas!!

Richard.

Congratulations Nathan!

That's a beautiful dirk! The blade looks both severe and elegant at the same time, if that's possible. :)

The hilt details are wonderfully executed. I believe Vince Evans does his finest work in the Scotish tradition.

Absolutely stunning! Congrats!

Wow! That has to be my favorite historical example and this is just an outstanding reproduction of it. That it just awesome. I hope it gets alot of love because it would at my house :)

I somehow missed this thread so am late with a comment. It's extremely beautiful. Great wood carving.

How much does it weigh?

Thanks for the kind comments. Vince of course deserves all the praise, but I certainly enjoy reading it.

Henrik Bjoern Boegh wrote:

How's the strap secured to the scabbard?

The strap is sewn into the back seam of the scabbard. I've included some snapshots below to show.

Chris Goerner wrote:

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the sheath. I like the look of them better than the wood core scabbards. How is the fit/function compared to your other dirks?

I think both styles have benefits and disadvantages. The wooden cored versions certainly are "smoother" as far as drawing the knife and and returning it back. The all-leather versions are a bit more secure. I suspect they offer the same protection as one another. I don't have a favorite for dirks. I've owned five dirks, two of which had all-leather, and the other three had wooden cored scabbards. I think the choices made for each one was the right choice.

Roger Hooper wrote:

IHow much does it weigh?

About 9 ounces

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Very, very nice piece Nathan! I like weapons that have alot of character like this. It looks meticulously crafted, and also appears to portray an acceptional level of respect towards the original example that it is based off of.