[Leo Todeschini]

This is a knife based closely on a rugger sold through Fricker in 2010.

It is dated around 1500 and has an 18"/45cm blade with steel bolsters and nagel and stag antler scales. My mark is inlaid in copper which is a detail I am trying to do with all my knives now and the scabbard is made in veg tan and has two layers and is dyed red.

It is really quite a monster and someone on Facebook expressed pretty much what I was thinking whilst I was making it, which is that it is very very similar to a Kyber knife.

I hope you like it.



Tod

[Tim Lison]

Great piece! I'd love to see a better pic of the point section where the blade is double sided. That looks really nicely done. Outstanding work as always Tod!!!

[Nathan Robinson]

Nice piece! Your reproduction turned our way better than the Fricker reproduction.

[Jonathan Blair]

What, no close up pic of the inlaid maker's mark?

[Kevin Colwell]

Tod,
I love that knife (even if it is almost a short sword). I just love it. I want to make on like it some day. Even if I don't, I still know that I will be looking at these pictures over and over in delight (and in study).

I hope you have a client for it already, and that they appreciate what an interesting item it is historically, as well as how excellent the craftsmanship is.

Love it.

kc

[Leo Todeschini]

Thanks guys and I will try to get some more pictures up in the next few days of the mark and the tip.

The mark is just a stamped mark infilled with liquid copper and you see this quite a bit on old pieces, infilled with either copper or brass.

Tod