Hammer Headed Daggers? -- myArmoury.com

Jason Elrod · Posted: Mon 19 Jan, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject: Hammer Headed Daggers?

Does anyone have any pics of Hammer Headed Daggers and can anyone tell me more about them?

I've only seen one example which was labeled as English, mid to late 15th century. I've seen this one example reproduced in at least 2 different books, one of them being Logan Thompson's "Dagger's and Bayonets".

Anyway late 15th century seems, um, kind of late but I don't have any other pictoral or other evidence to say otherwise.

I'd love to hear what type of information and pics people might have on Hammer Headed Daggers. Were they wide spread? Only English? Is this the only example?

Craig Johnson · Industry Professional

Great minds think alike I guess Happy

We have a replica of this in the works. I have actually made two that have sold, but on looking through my pics I fear I did not get pictures of them. I believe there is one in a German collection as well as the one in the RA, but I need to double check that in my research. I would think it will be part of the line up in our stock items in about two months or so.

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Craig

David E. Farrell · Posted: Mon 19 Jan, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: Hi Jason

Chris Last · Posted: Tue 20 Jan, 2009 8:13 am Post subject:

Ya, Craig, I'll get you pictures of mine too.

Christopher Gregg · Posted: Tue 20 Jan, 2009 8:20 am Post subject:

Chris, please post them here, too. I'd love to see them! Big Grin

Craig Johnson · Industry Professional

Thank you guys that would be great if you could. I could have sworn I had a picture but not able to find it anywhere.

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Craig

Jason Elrod · Posted: Wed 21 Jan, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject:

I'm glad we'll have some pics coming but what evidence is there to date the hammer headed dagger to the mid to late 15th Century? Is it the S-Shaped Guard? Is there pictorial evidence?

Chris Last · Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2009 7:59 pm Post subject:

Here are a few pictures of mine. Bought at WMAW 2007. The feel of it is very nice, I really like how the hammer-head locks into your hand nice and tightly.

Craig- I'll send you the raw images and some more than the ones I posted here. If you want I can bring it to ISMAC with me too.

Christopher Gregg · Posted: Fri 23 Jan, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks for posting the pics! Kind of looks like the English infantry sword MRL used to sell they called the "Wakefield" sword - similar type of pommel. Del Tin is making a version of it now, more like the original. Neat dagger!

Martin Kopf · Posted: Sat 24 Jan, 2009 1:59 am Post subject:

I have this pictures,but I don`t know from where,I belive the hammerhead dagger dates in the 15th Century, cause the only other evidence with Hammerhead Pommel I know, is the so called English Falchion.

Michael Pikula · Industry Professional

The sword that goes with the hammer head dagger is very interesting as well. It seems like it would be the skinny relative to the grossemesser. Does anyone have any information on the sword, or sword family?

David E. Farrell · Posted: Tue 27 Jan, 2009 6:55 am Post subject:

I wasn't able to get the pics of my friend's dagger this weekend (not sure when I will - a scabbard is being made for it), but the pics posted already are pretty much the same.