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Ben Anbeek
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 2:15 am    Post subject: the upperclass pimped a dagger         Reply with quote

Hi all

Hope you like this.

I pimped a dagger by an unknown maker for a friend.
Took apart the handle cut it up in two parts en blued them.
Made a brass and horn rings to put between the handle parts.
Made a new lower rondel discs from brass and horn.
And made a thin end-cap from brass.
Gilded everything and put it together.

The scabbard its made from a single layer thick leather.
With gilded brass fittings and a horn bead at the end.

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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 2:17 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I want that. Nicely done.
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 5:57 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very nice pimping Big Grin
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 6:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

THat's great work,

It's beautiful! Your friend is very lucky.
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 7:40 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

stunning, I especially love the brass cladding on the hilt
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 8:24 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nice work. Great upgrade. I love the overlay idea on the pommel disk.
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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 9:19 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nicely done Ben.

Someone in the forum is looking for pictures of daggers with rondels smaller that the upper what'chamacallit.

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PostPosted: Mon 02 Jan, 2012 10:24 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very nicely done.
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PostPosted: Tue 03 Jan, 2012 1:27 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very well done - I especially like the brass on the upper rondel - great idea.
Did you have any historical inspiration for this type of ornamentation?

Good work!

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PostPosted: Tue 03 Jan, 2012 8:58 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

thank you all for the kind words.

there are a few examples of daggers with a brass back plate.
two in the dutch army museum see picture

i only have a picture of one



one in ingolstadt



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PostPosted: Wed 04 Jan, 2012 1:21 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thank you - looks great!

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PostPosted: Wed 04 Jan, 2012 8:51 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Wow, Ben, really amazing work - and very innovative, compared to most modern replicas of rondell- or bollock-daggers, I've seen so far.

Thanks for showing!

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