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Fabrice Cognot
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 Posted: Tue 25 Mar, 2014 2:12 pm Post subject: A Stiletto |
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Hi Chaps
I've been away from here for a while, and quite busy with (unfortunately) non-A&A-related things. But the Pontoise History Market is nearing, and so it is more than time to have a few things ready by then.
Therefore here's this Stiletto (ca. 1650).
High-Carbon steel blade of strong triangular section, with square fileworked ricasso ; all-steel construction, with the cross-guard and handle entirely hand-filed to shape out of Steel.
Strongly inspired by model A858 of the Wallace collection, with a few variations.
The reverse of the blade sports etched marks corresponding to the bore/caliber/data needed by gunners - I placed them at the exact same spot (regarding blade width) than on the Wallace original, hence the lack of larger numbers as this blade is slightly thinner than A858 ; also, the original has two etched figures, a man and a woman, etched at the base of each flat of the blade, that I did not reproduce.
It shall, in time, recieve a scabbard - and I'll post pics here when it's ready.
OAL 301 mm, with a 183 mm blade.
Hope you like it.
Cheers
Fab
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PhD in medieval archeology.
HEMAC member
De Taille et d'Estoc director
Maker of high quality historical-inspired pieces.
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Leo Todeschini
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Isaac H.
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That is beautiful. I love that you decided to reconstruct a gunner's stiletto, so much more unique. Very nicely done...
You hand filed the whole hilt ?! But it' so symetrical ! Looks like it was turned on a lathe. Did you use a rotation device to keep the tapers even and everything circular as you filed ?
Wounds of flesh a surgeons skill may heal...
But wounded honor is only cured with steel.
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good ,to build him up.
Romans 15:1-2
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Fabrice Cognot
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| Posted: Tue 08 Apr, 2014 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks chaps
Isaac : all filed by hand for a start, from round stock - just count the number of strokes, and then pray....
And then, only then did I use some form of rotary device for the sanding. But I don't have a lathe.
You can still see a lot of dissimetry on it - or maybe I am just the one who sees it...
Cheers
Fab
PhD in medieval archeology.
HEMAC member
De Taille et d'Estoc director
Maker of high quality historical-inspired pieces.
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Aaron Hoard
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Wow - all done by hand. Pretty impressive!
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