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Two New Daggers from Arms & Armor

We have two new daggers added to our line, check them out in the ARMS & ARMOR News. These knives are the #240 Morgan Bible Dagger and the #241 Köln Messer. Both hand made in our shop and great examples of medieval knives.

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#240 Morgan Bible Dagger

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#241 Köln Messer

We also have added three swords to the Muster page these are individual pieces so once they are sold they are gone. These are our #188 French Medieval Sword with a custom grip, a nice red gripped 15th C sword and a custom bladed Silvered Smallsword.

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We hope you see the piece that will make your day!

Really like that #241...if I had money sitting about I think it would probably be mine! Gothic knightly sword looks like it could be a close cousin to a custom job I had done quite a few years back. I don't have that one anymore but if this one is anything like it in the hand, I'm sure its very sweet!

Hi Craig,

Could you say a bit more about the Koln dagger and this type in general. I am pretty unfamiliar with such an early type of messer. Are there many historical examples of this style or is this an isolated example. How would you characterize this blade? How thick would you estimate the blade is at it's base and what is the taper like?

It's very nice and tempting BTW.

You made my day with the Morgan dagger. That is exactly what I have been looking for in a 13th century dagger!

I like both of these new unusual daggers, & echo Jeremy in asking if any more tidbits of info on "messer-daggers" are available. Fwiw occurred that maybe it would be a good candidate for customization, perhaps a bit of filework or something on guard or pommel. Not too much though.

Is the blade asymmetrical or symmetrical? Edges look slightly different in pic.

I really like the looks of the French sword. I honestly never really gave it a good look before, but that grip really caught my eye and now that I have really given it a proper look...I have to say I REALLY like this sword!

Craig, the messer is very interesting, but maybe your pics and product description should be edited to better show the cross section of the blade as being single edged with a thick spine.

It's was hard to see in the pics if the blade was double edged with a diamond section, but just washed out in the pic or if it had an elliptical cross section. Singled edged and flat ground was also my best guess, but the pics should avoid ambiguity.

Good to see a less known type of dagger rarely reproduced.

The treatment of the French Medieval Sword's handle makes it a lot more appealing.

Hope to see more new items in your product line.

Oh, my! They're all lovely, but that Köln messer in particular fascinates me, for some reason. I had already budgeted a portion of my next paycheck for a Pavel Moc blunt but now I'm having second thoughts, damn you! :mad:

The messer is a real turn-on. When I first saw it, I said to myself--Dang, that would look good on my belt along with my tomahawk and the rest of my black powder gear. Kind of a big, single edged 'Arkansas Toothpick'. I love it!.......McM

Hi Jean

The currrent plan is to use walnut. The one I have in stock and pictured is walnut that has a buffed finish. We could certainly use other woods if requested. There maybe an additional fee in such orders.

I will post some addional pics this morning showing the dagger in hand for scale and the back edge as you pointed out I should have detailed :)

Best
Craig

Here are some more shots of the Köln. You can get a sense of the scale when its in the hand and see the back edge spine.

Let me know if any one has any questions.

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Back edge

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Messer in hand.

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Better shot of overall

Well, I guess the Köln messer/dagger people have been admiring is now mine mine mine. ;) :D :cool:


E-mailed Craig and he e-mailed me back, a couple of hours later, to confirm that I got to it first. :cool:

I guess when I get it I can add a few more pics of it and a short review. ;) :D