[Leo Todeschini]

Hi All,

Well I have had a bit of a run on Baselards recently and here are 3.

I made a pair for one customer of a 15thC style with quite a 'hard' and defined grip shape and of normal dagger proportions with about a 12" blade, this used one I made for Felix R couple of years ago as a base starting point. It has box wood grips, brass pins and some file work on the tang sides.

The other is a small sword sized knife with a 24" blade (by Owen Bush) and is based on one from Oakeshotts collection and shown on page 336 of 'The Archaeology of weapons'. This is a 14thC piece and has a slightly more rounded and bulbous handle. Unfortunately I didn't take and stats down before I sent it out, but even with such a broad blade and no pommel as such it handled very nicely. A wicked little piece with box wood grips, and steel pins.

The thrid dagger is one I made for a customer, proudly sent him the pictures at which point he reminded me he had cancelled it 3 months before..........such is the life of a terminally admin challenged maker. So this dagger is available for any interested at £230. It has box wood grips, copper split rivets for the grips and solid steel rivets for the guard/blade intersection. This dagger was based on one in the RA and shown here
http://pics.myArmoury.com/baselard_MuseumOfLondon_x297.jpg

I hope you like them and if there is anything you would like to know please ask away.

Tod

[Petr Florianek]

These are lovely! Tha big one is my favorite! You and Owen did great job!

[Danny Grigg]

Leo

Great reproductions.

Do you have full stats / dimensions for the 3 Baselards? Overall length, blade length, weight, blade width etc?


Here are some more pics of the original Baselard from the Royal Armouries:

http://collections.royalarmouries.org/index.p...7&pg=1
http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/gallery2/main.p...emId=13056
http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/gallery2/main.p...emId=13173

Danny

[Leo Todeschini]

Thanks for the compliments

Danny Grigg wrote