Weaponry
ALthough we make no claim to be armorers, we do make up knives as "therapy" when the casting gods are not with us. Here are some of our completed projects. Our steel usually is purchased from blade suppliers and the hilts and scabbards are hand-fashioned by us. All scabbards are made with a welt to protect the lacing or stitching, and all parts are glued prior to any lacing or stitching. We build 'em to last! Those shown below are one of a kind. We will make yours according to your specifications if you don't see one below you really want to own. Our inventory is fluid, and we cannot guarantee that we have any one of the knives shown. If not we can, and will, make up what you are seeking. The weapons shown below are typical of what's available.
Please Note - All of these items are custom made from natural materials. To order, please email or phone us to choose styles, designs, sizes etc. The photos you see are examples of what we can make. However, we need to discuss your preferences to insure you get the one you really want.
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A 17th Century Utility knife, the blade is Solingen Steel, high carbon with a Maple handle and a Walnut bolster. The scabbard is 12oz leather with a gusset and hand laced with 1/8th inch leather lace in dark brown....................................$75.00
A 16th or 17th century Dagger, the blade is high carbon steel, 5" long, and the scabbard 12oz leather, gusseted with leather lace braid.............$55.00
A Damascus Dirk and Matching Sgean Dubh. The blades are by Windlass Steel of India and contain 512 layers of high carbon steel forge welded together. Both knives have maple handles with the dirk having a green jade stone set in it and the sgean dubh has a malachite stone set in it. The Dirk has a 11-3/4" blade while the Sgean Dubh has a 3-1/2" blade, the Dirk scabbard is made up with 12oz leather and a Spanish Triple Loop lacing while the Sgean Dubh scabbard is 12 oz leather hand sewn with artificial sinew.
The Dirk and Sgean Dubh set..................................... $450.00
The Dirk alone ................................................... $375.00
The Sgean Dubh alone........................................$100.00
Another "Dirk and Sgean Dubh" set. The same Damascus Steel is used here but the hilts are Walnut with Denim Lapis Lazuli stones set in them. Like the set above the scabbards are laced or sewn. The prices for these are the same as listed above.
A Damascus Dirk with a 16th Century styled hilt. Often the old original dirks had the hilts "bolted" on. The tang of the knife runs completely through the hilt and extends a short distance beyond the hilt end. This extension is threaded and a "washer" and a nut hold the whole works together. Here is our version, we, however, epoxy everything together so there is no slippage or loosening of the hilt. With an 11-3/4 blade and 512 layers of high carbon steel, and a laced scabbard this Dirk sells for $225.00
A "military" dirk set. This dirk has matching side furniture. The dirk style is of the older type with a small fork and knife mounted on the face of the scabbard. All three items have pewter bolsters and the furniture has pewter caps. The antler handle of the dirk has not been capped so that the crown may be scrimshawed or capped with a stone or pewter.
This particular set is our own and not for sale. However, a similar set can be made up and in high carbon will run about $275.00. If made up with a Damascus Dirk blade and hand forged side furniture, the set will run about $400.00
Here are some examples of the "side furniture" for the Military Dirk set. Shown with Ebony handles (on the left) or Walnut handles (on the right). Antler is also available, please contact us for details and costs. These sets run $35.00 per set.
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Two Dirks
On the left, a Dirk with a high carbon blade, 11-3/4" long, a pewter bolster, amber inset, and an antler hilt. The hilt has not been capped so the antler butt may be scrimshawed...............$175.00
On the right, a Dirk with a high carbon blade, 11-3/4" long, a pewter bolster, an Ebony hilt, a pewter cap with square nut.......................................$165.00
Add another $35.00 for a scabbard made to fit.
An inexpensive Sgean Dubh. The blade is "high carbon" Pakistani steel, surprisingly it will hold an edge, and a factory machine sewn scabbard. (This is the last of them, we cannot find this steel any longer.) The hilt is curly walnut with an oak bolster..............$35.00
A Frontier Knife, the blade is laminated Norwegian Steel, 4-3/4" long, with an Ebony bolster and an antler hilt.The scabbard is an early "Crow" Indian style and is laced with heavy suede styled lace. The knife, due to the shape of the antler would best serve a Left-handed person.......................................$75.00
A "Wyoming" Skinner, a high carbon blade from Solingen, deeply curved for skinning, an Osage Orange bolster and hilt. The knife is a "full tang" which adds a great deal of strength. The scabbard is 12 oz. leather with leather lacing.........................................$95.00
Solingen Skinner, a short, 3-5/8" blade, designed for skinning. A full tang knife with Ebony bolsters and a curly oak hilt. Scabbard is 10 oz. leather with 1/8" lacing....................$85.00
Sheffield "Buffalo Skinner". A hidden tang high carbon steel blade, deeply curved for skinning. The hilt is heavy brass bolsters with "Flame Maple". The scabbard is 10 oz. leather with 1/8" leather lacing...................................$95.00