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Leo Todeschini
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 Posted: Wed 18 Oct, 2017 6:34 am Post subject: A new half guard Landsknecht dagger from Tod |
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Hi All,
Here is a new dagger from me based on some photographs of an original piece. Unfortunately I am not sure of the source of the photographs, so can't tell you where it is now. However it is undoubtedly a German early 16thC piece and the guard form was popular with Landsknechts, so that is who I see as having owned the original piece.
The original had an all bronze hilt, but my customer asked for a wooden central section and so I fitted this with a walnut grip and the guard and pommel are bronze.
The Landsknechts seemed to favour either very bulbous and chunky pieces or otherwise very slender, almost delicate pieces and this of course falls into that category, the grip being little more than 12mm/1/2" thick at the guard.
The pommel is hollow, otherwise it would be too heavy and is of a hexagonal form and that comes down through the grip and into the top of the guard.
The guard itself has a Nagel?/ring? on one side only and this asymmetry is seen on many Landsknecht daggers and the the guard blends into hexagonal finials at the ends.
The blade is a simple diamond section 25cm/10" long.
The sheath is made from double layer veg tan and finished with a bronze chape.
If you have any questions or comments, please fire away.
Regards
Tod
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J. Hargis
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Leo:
You never let us down, it's beautiful !
Thanks, Jon.
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Daniel Staberg
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That is a very attractive piece Tod 
"There is nothing more hazardous than to venture a battle. One can lose it
by a thousand unforseen circumstances, even when one has thorougly taken all
precautions that the most perfect military skill allows for."
-Fieldmarshal Lennart Torstensson.
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Roger Hooper
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| Posted: Wed 18 Oct, 2017 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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That is a beautiful piece. It has an echo of ballock daggers.
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Joe Fults
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Another really nice piece of work!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Ian Hutchison
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Beautiful! I love the ring on that dagger, the black and white checkering on the scabbard is also fantastic.
'We are told that the pen is mightier than the sword, but I know which of these weapons I would choose.' - Adrian Carton de Wiart
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Leo Todeschini
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Patrick Kelly
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Another lovely piece Leo. I think you're entirely responsible for creating my interest in Landsknect daggers.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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