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Richard Furrer
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 Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: Shamshir |
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Hello All,
My computer has been down for quite some time and I am trying to catch up on postings.
I thought some of you may like the look of this commissioned piece that I did the early part of this year.
It is a 1200 layer ladder pattern of O1/L6 with double fullers. The fittings are cupperonickel for both the hilt (ebony wood)and sheath (leather over wood). Blade is about 1.7 inches wide and about 30" long it weights a mere 20 ounces (1.25 pounds). The swords is about 2 pounds six ounces with a 6" balance point so as far as things go it is about spot on for accuracy. Easily a one hand piece.
Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
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Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
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Richard Furrer
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: |
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A few more pictures of the blade:
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Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
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Russ Ellis
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Very nice work Richard! How does this sword compare size wise with historical examples? (I'll be the first to admit that my knowledge of things middle eastern is woefully inadequate) Do you have other example pictures or a website by chance?
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Patrick Kelly
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for posting this Richard! I like it very, very much!
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Eric McHugh
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: NICE!!! |
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Ric,
That is some really nice work! I love the pattern-weld.
Best,
Eric
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Kenneth Enroth
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That looks really good. It's a lot lighter than it looks.
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David Wilson
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Holy Cow (hmmm, wrong religion? *g*)!!!!!
That is awesome. Beautiful and looks like a hellacious cutter too -- although I don't know if I'd do much cutting with it (it's too pretty!)....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
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J. Padgett
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. The blade width makes it look as if would be heavy, but I guess appearances can be deceiving. I've always loved shamshirs, and that is a beauty. Even without the pattern weld I would arm wrestle a gorilla for something like that.
"The truth shall make ye fret."
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Tue 16 Aug, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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J.;
Don't be shy and PLEASE post ANY of your other work and tell us more about yourself and if you have a web site or contact info I'm sure people here will want to add a bookmark on their P.C.
That is jaw dropping beautiful 
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Shane Allee
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Malcolm A
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Speaking from the point of view of non-sword owner / never used one / etc etc [hence not an expert of any sort] can I just say how impressive that sword looks. Awesome! Magnificent!! Wonderous!!! These words just don't do it justice and I am not sure that any dictionary has suitable adjectives to describe it properly.
Keep up the good work!
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Ryan C.
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Rich,
I've never really responded to any non-Euro/Japanese piece, but this is absolutely gorgeous. Phenomenal pattern-weld. As has already been suggested, please post pictures of your other works!
-Ryan
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Daniel Parry
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That's a really beautiful piece. Is the blade a damascus steel homogenous throughout or pattern welded?
Really lovely style to it.
Daniel
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Richard Furrer
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| Daniel Parry wrote: | That's a really beautiful piece. Is the blade a damascus steel homogenous throughout or pattern welded?
Really lovely style to it.
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Daniel,
I do not understand the question, but the blade is made from a bar of pattern-weld that has a total of 1200 layers (give or take). the bar was then given a ladder pattern by cutting in a line (with a round file) every few inches and forged flat so the material in the bottom of the cut was raised to the surface.
Does that answer your question?
Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
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Mikko Kuusirati
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"What art thou, thou beautiful thing? Lights shimmer in thee, thou art restless. It is the sword of Welleran, the curved sword of Welleran!"
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Hisham Gaballa
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Whoa! 
It looks beautiful, it looks quite big though. I've always thought of shamshirs as rather graceful swords. Is it just the way it's been photographed? Have you based it on a real sword?
There is thread about an antique shamshir here, I don't think they've given the dimensions though.
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47830
That watered steel effect is absolutely stunning BTW.
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Richard Furrer
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| Posted: Sun 28 Aug, 2005 9:51 am Post subject: |
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The sword I made was a pattern of a sword made by two Iranian smiths who were making a copy inspired by an old sword from the Isfanhan region of Iran. I do not have any images of the original, but here is a link to the pictures I used to do my work:
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s...ht=Hossein
I have held quite a few old Persian and Indian blades and they run the gambit from very light, narrow and thin to rather heavy and thick; just like people, swords come in different sizes.
Ric
Ric Furrer
Sturgeon Bay, WI
www.doorcountyforgeworks.com
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Thomas McDonald
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Very nice job on that one, Ric !
Looks like it would be quite the cutter, Mac
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Hisham Gaballa
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| Posted: Sun 28 Aug, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| Richard Furrer wrote: | The sword I made was a pattern of a sword made by two Iranian smiths who were making a copy inspired by an old sword from the Isfanhan region of Iran. I do not have any images of the original, but here is a link to the pictures I used to do my work:
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s...ht=Hossein
I have held quite a few old Persian and Indian blades and they run the gambit from very light, narrow and thin to rather heavy and thick; just like people, swords come in different sizes.
Ric |
OK, I understand now. 
So what we are looking at here is a practical and functional "war sword".
It's still stunning though, congratulations on a very fine piece of work.
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