[Leo Todeschini]

Hi All,

Well the festive season is approaching again and so I thought I would share some of my availble pieces with you and hopefully a couple will find new homes.

The first set of pictures is for daggers of a mainly German direction and the second is for eating knives and sets based largely on UK pieces and forms.

If you have any questions or comments, please post them up and if you would like to see better pictures of any piece, please let me know and I will post some up.

From left to right:
Bollock dagger based on one in Rothenberg, elm handle, stained black, bronze fittings, diamond blade £380
Bauernwehr based on many exisitng, box handle, bronze studs, byknife and pricker, steel handle and scabbard fittings £480
Rugger, based on many exisiting, deer antler scales, steel handle fittings, steel scabbard fittings £330
rugger, based on many existing, box wood scales, bronze handle studs, box wood scales, bronze scabbard fittings £310
Landsknecht dagger, boxwood handle, bronze handle and scabbard fittings, hollow ground blade £520
Bronze handled rondel dagger, based on an original, diamond blade, brass scabbard fitting £280
Triple bollock dagger, based on a few existing pieces, triangular blade, brass handle andscabbard fittings, box wood handle, £310
Rugger, based on existing pieces, balck horn and bone handle, steel fittings, byknife, bronze chape £550
Baselard, (early), based on existing pieces, box wood handle (with crack-guaranteed not to increase) , steel fittings, £330
Hans Holbein the younger dagger, diamond blade, bronze handle and scabbard fittings, antler handle, £600
Long dagger (bottom of page) based on a piece in Klingbeil collection, bronze pommel, steel guard, bronze chape, Albion diamond section blade £420

Eating knives
From left to right - top row. Based on pieces in MOL knives and scabbards, and a couple of other eating knife books I have.
Black horn and silver handle, £220
Brass scales, copper rivet, £130
Brass box work, horn and bone handle scales £150
Horn and brass handles, bronze spoon £190
Horn and brass handle, bronze spoon, all steel pricker £140
Horn and brass handles, bronze spoon £190
Box wood, bone and horn whittle tang handle, £140

Second row
Horn and brass handle, £135
Yew and brass handle, £140
Brass handles, spoon and pricker, £135
Yew and brass handles, bronze spoon £190
Bone, brass and steel handles,bronze spoon, £190
Horn and brass handle, brass lined heart, £150

I hope you like the pieces

Tod

[Nicholas A. Gaese]

Wow Tod my jaw literally dropped while opening the page

Seriously you have a gorgeous selection going on here. Had I been richer, I would've bought two on the spot, then contemplated about others The deer antler rugger along with the ladsknecht dolch are really catching my eye.

I really like the bronze fittings on the Hans Holbein dagger, not that the silver plating on the other one wasn't nice, just felt that it lost some of its details because of all the shiny-ness. Maybe if it were made rough on parts or slighly darkened for contrast it would have looked better to me. You might have been under the same opinion I'd imagine, with all the work that goes into those details. Oh well to each their own I guess, as it was the buyers choice after all.

Great job once again tod!




Regards.

[Bill Grandy]

Some of those are so beautiful it's painful, Tod! Wonderful work!

[Joe Fults]

Whew...there sure is some neat stuff there but its catching me at a time when I've run completely through my toy fund, which I thought would never happen, but has!

[Bryan W.]

Holy smokes. Very nice Tod!

[Nathan Robinson]

Dammmn. I want it all, but there's three pieces in particular I really, really want.

That's a hell of a group there, Tod. I love the diversity.

[Craig Johnson]

Awesome pieces my friend. Once again you have out done yourself.

Craig

[Addison C. de Lisle]

Wow, these all look great - I especially love the knife on the top row, third from the left. I'm sure it will find a good home (though unfortunately it won't be mine ).

[Christopher Gregg]

Tod, they're all absolutely wonderful, as usual! Man, oh man, why do I always pay off all the bills the day before you post things for sale? If I can only catch the mailman before he leaves with the checks!

[Nathan Robinson]

The scabbards on the Hans Holbein the younger dagger and Landsknecht dagger are friggin' hot. I own the original Landsknecht dagger Tod made up and would be tempted to buy this sample too simply for the awesome scabbard.

[Russ Ellis]

Tod, you are making life very difficult you know that? I've been eschewing purchases diligently (with one major exception) of the last couple of years in ordet to fund a trip for myself and my family to your country (heck maybe I could even meet you in person). Then you go post stuff like this. This is gorgeous work of course and fits right in with my studies of late. So are you just trying to keep me out of England or what?

[Matthew Stagmer]

I just love your off hand weapons. Some of the best in the bizz and esp at those prices.

[Leo Todeschini]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.

And Russ you will be very welcome if you make it over here.

The black handled bollock and the bronze handled rondel are now sold.

Tod

[Martin Francis]

Gentlemen

Can i suggest that you take deep breaths and have your beta-blockers to hand.

Am I the only one who noted that the topic heading says "....Pt 1" ?

Listen to all those lovely objects looking for good homes; Take a deep breath and get that money circulating round the economy.......

Martin

[Jean Thibodeau]

Leo great looking pieces and if I hadn't already seriously overspent in the last couple of months there are at least 3 or 4 shown that I would have considered buying ..... I guess that is the sad news from me, at least for this " edition " of available pieces, but it certainly motivates me to plan on buying something or having a custom piece made again.

I really still very much like the Eared Dagger you made for me and your style of workmanship is very unique in looking very much as if you had a time machine and went back in time to buy your work.

Anyway, I can at least recommend your work highly even if I have to wait a while before buying something.

[Leo Todeschini]

Thanks everyone for your praise, I really appreciate it and it helps to keep going (especially now I am getting into the cold season with no workshop heating)

I hope to post up pt2 tomorrow which will be some more daggers (but mostly more utilitarian) and some cooks sets.

Tod

[Leo Todeschini]

Hi All,

The baeurnwehr second from left has been reserved and the eating set and eating knife top row, 3rd and 4th from left have gone.

Tod

[Fabrice Cognot]

Hi all

I have seen several of these pieces from close last week end, and I must say (again) that the photographs don't do them justice at all. Each and every one of them would deserve to be shown on its own, to reveal how finely made they are.

I'm just saying...


Cheers

Fab

[Chad Arnow]

I'm loving part 1, but can't want to see part 2.

Brilliant work as always, Tod.

[Joe Fults]

My current pace of buying two or three new bikes every year for the last few years is pretty much keeping me from tickling this itch. Which on some level really is a shame since I've wanted to re-add a piece from Todd ever since I sold of the Braunwer and by-knife of his that I picked up some years back. This stuff really is grand when you get a chance to examine it first hand!