Hi,

Could any recommend a dagger design that is suiteable for a girl, in other words feminine. My girlfriend is turning 21 and I'm getting someone to make her a dagger but needs some ideas on the design. :?:

I was thinking maybe an oriental design but have not decided yet on anything specific.

TIA,
JJ

How about a nice stiletto?

Museum Replicas Limited has a few decent looking ones

http://66.0.193.113/isroot/www11650/productimages/mrl1244.jpg

I second the stiletto idea. The MRL that Gary mentioned was one I gave to my own girlfriend, in fact.. she loves it :)

A smaller bodice dagger might also be nice, but they can be tiny.

My girlfriend also likes kris blades, maybe that is also a 'female' thing, but tastes vary :) Good luck!

I really like that Stilleto, might even curve the handle a bit. Gonna have alook this afternoon to see what a local guy can and cannot do, He is apparently quite good. Alternatively i should maybe purchase one over the net but it could work out expensively as i Live in South Africa.

Can anybody recommend a good internet dealer?

Thanx for the help so far.

JJ :)

Well, three edged... imagine the blade as looking like a triangle when viewed from the point down towards the hilt. There are three edges, like any triangle, that are then hollow ground to have a shallow middle to them.

I have been told that a puncture wound from this sort of knife will not heal easily, which is why it was chosen as a design.

I've also heard that if the stiletto is made of ... either copper, bronze or brass... it also had an adverse effect on the wound. Not sure about that, it was a tidbit coming from an AngelSword dealer ;)

Thanx,

Sounds like it might complement the look i now have in mind.

Cheers,
JJ

This is a three edged dagger dating to around 1500 AD. It is kept in the Historical Museum, Stockholm, Sweden. Construction is all steel with a hollow conical tube as grip and a two piece hollow disc as pommel/cap. Below is reconstruction of how it may have looked when new.
Blades like this are effective stabbing instruments, especially through thick wool or leather.

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Wonderful recreation, Peter !

Thanks for sharing that , Mac

Yeah, there we go. That disc-shaped pommel is something new to me, though... I guess that's good for pushing the stiletto deeper once you've stabbed a guy ;)

"I've also heard that if the stiletto is made of ... either copper, bronze or brass... it also had an adverse effect on the wound. Not sure about that, it was a tidbit coming from an AngelSword dealer "

Actually, in fact, it does -- copper poisening --. I've actually seen the effects first hand...causes a nasty infection in a wound. And since all bronze and brass contain copper as their primary element (I trust I need not mention copper contains copper ;-) ) they still have the copper effect . By the way, bronze (90% copper, 10% tin historically-now some bronzes use aluminum and silicone as elements as well) makes the best blade out of those three materials- Brass is too soft and mushy, copper is..copper. soft. - but bronze is harder and tougher then both. Ive planned actually to make a few stiletto's and other blades, out of less "high tech" materials then steel soon, and bronze is the material I'm going with.

In relation to the main subject - another idea for your ladie's dagger would be a long slim double edged dagger... Delicate and deadly. Maybe with a bloodwood (or pink ivory?) grip. Kind of like a fairbairn sykes commando knife...I'll try and make a sketch of My idea for you...