Posts: 334 Location: UK
Fri 22 Apr, 2005 11:51 am
I like the handle on the second one. Very nice design.
If people are interested in later medieval and tudor daggers etc, another possible UK website is Interknife (address below). The name doesn't really indicate their business very well as it sounds like a general sports knife vendor but they specialise in medieval reproductions. If people already know this site, sorry.
Although some of the site has become more commercialised of late (last looked 4 years ago before today) and their site presentation is a bit naff, some of their medieval stuff I think is really good. Four years ago I bought one of their medieval Athames for decoration. Due to lack of stock they offered me the one-off Athame they'd made for display at shows around the UK, which I bought. Cost £150 I think, hand-made vegetable dye scabbard, solid sterling silver cross-guard, pommel and ferrule (Hallmarked on the pommel), Damascus blade (though I think that was a one-off for display and not very authentic historically), bog-wood hilt. The engraving on the silver ferrule is superb (I think they must have cast it and then cleaned up). I would send photos but don't have a scanner yet. But in terms of fit and finish, authentic look and complete solidity (very strong in blade and hilt and no rattle whatsoever) it is a really nice item. Better made than any recreation/reproduction I'd seen to date. But then quality varies over time and people's expectations are different, but the site is worth checking out.
Daniel
http://www.interknife.co.uk/main.html