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A Ballock Dagger, XVth century.

Fileworked Horn handle, Brass and Old Iron.

Horn is a fantastic material to work with, giving a smooth, deep, rich finish. It can however yeld a few surprises, like all organic materials - hence the changes of hues and minor cracks due, in fact, to the very life of the animal…

The hand-forged, old iron (well over 200 years old) guard itself offers a rich texture, and a few cracks as well, adding to the ‘proper’ (lacking a better word) feel of the object.

And a brass inlay set between the two serves as a nice highlight to both.

A scabbard is currently under making - more images very soon...


Currently available at 580 € (with the scabbard).

Lovely execution and I really like the way that you go out of your way to find oddball pieces to replicate.

You are also so right about horn; often its fine, but then right when you have put loads of time into something, you cut away the last area to find a whopping crack - frustrating.

Great work

Tod

That's a lovely piece, especially the horn grip.

Beautiful work Fabrice. I love this hilt form, this is rather unique in the repro market.

J

Thanks Chaps.

Scabbard will follow soon hopefully.

Very impressive carving of the horn handle and all the rest of the dagger is equally visually interesting.

...And after no less than 2 unsuccesful tries, I finally made it a scabbard :

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Took some time, I know...

And the stunner got more stunning - lovely on every level, particularly the interlacing.

Tod

Superb work all the way around.