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Leo Todeschini
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Posted: Tue 04 Aug, 2015 2:23 pm Post subject: Henry VIII dagger reproduction |
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Two years ago I was asked to make reproductions of several pieces from the Royal Armouries. I had full access to the pieces and the masters were approved by the Armouries.
This piece is a copy of a dagger that belonged to Henry VIII except that the original had etchings on the blade. The original piece has also lost its pommel and so I made one that may have been.... The scabbard is also lost and so I have made one to suit and it is rigged to hang at an angle rather than vertical.
The blade is 34cm/13.5" and 8mm thick at the spine and slowly tapers toward the tip and dives down over the last 2". It is hollow ground along its length and the spine has an angle running down it rather than flat as is usually the case.
The guard and pommel are steel and the grip is wire bound in bronze and iron and terminated in an iron turks head. The pommel has a bronze tang button and the blade is bonded and peened.
The scabbard is two layer leather with steel fittings and the hanging ring is mounted from a shell shaped bracket.
And I hope you like it..........
Next stop the US of A
Tod
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Patrick Kelly
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Posted: Tue 04 Aug, 2015 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful!
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Brian K.
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Joe Fults
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Posted: Tue 04 Aug, 2015 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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I like it quite a lot!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Nathan Robinson
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Tim Lison
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Posted: Tue 04 Aug, 2015 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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That is outstanding! Do you have a picture of it next to the original, or will that have to wait until it goes to the museum...?
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Lloyd Winter
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Posted: Wed 05 Aug, 2015 8:24 am Post subject: |
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This one's not going to a museum, it's going to it's new home in California, which just so happens to be my house ;-)
I can't wait to see it in person!
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Jean Thibodeau
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Posted: Wed 05 Aug, 2015 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Lloyd Winter wrote: | This one's not going to a museum, it's going to it's new home in California, which just so happens to be my house ;-)
I can't wait to see it in person! |
Well, that is a really beautiful dagger and congratulations to Tod on his skills and artistry and to the happy buyer.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Posted: Fri 07 Aug, 2015 9:08 am Post subject: |
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That's a really beautiful knife. Even though it is well later than my period of interest I really like it.
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Jeffrey Hildebrandt
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Leo Todeschini
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Lloyd Winter
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Posted: Tue 11 Aug, 2015 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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I can but dream.
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Posted: Thu 13 Aug, 2015 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Harry would have been very happy! Excellent work as always Tod.
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Carl Croushore
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Posted: Fri 14 Aug, 2015 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Really fine work! I'm especially impressed by the wire wrapping on the grip. I keep coming back to the close-up image to admire it!
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Mateusz S.
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Matthew Stagmer
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Posted: Sat 29 Aug, 2015 6:45 am Post subject: |
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So clean! Love the work on the wire grip.
Matthew Stagmer
Maker of custom and production weaponry
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