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Post by Cold Napalm on May 22, 2011 1:26:25 GMT
Tod's Stuff English Cutler MisericordReview by Phillip Cha Well I bought this piece because it looked nice, was cheap and I could use a few more daggers in my collection. ImpressionThe blade finish is a bit rough and uneven at places, but Tod mentions this. The purpose of this line is a very much munition level work so I was not distraught by this. In fact from what he said, I was expecting a lot worse then I got. And despite this line supposedly being a munition line of weapons, the leatherwork is anything but and is quite top notch work and quality. The blade is WICKED sharp and the point is deadly. This dagger is VERY light and the 13 inch blade gives a decent reach in a knife fight. The blade is also extremelt thick and stiff and as such stabs exceptional well. This unfortunately means that doing a cut is quite difficult...but not impossible. A good wrist flick at the end of the swing and you can cut water bottles. Stabbing bottles however is pretty much effortless. The handle I should warn is SMALL. Tod however mentioned to me a way to ice pick this dagger which actually works pretty well. So in the end...would I buy it again? Hell yeah...I'm thinking of picking a second one up.
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Post by Sneakypete on May 22, 2011 2:07:55 GMT
Pretty little thing. I like it!
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Post by Sébastien on May 22, 2011 3:04:58 GMT
Nice review for a nice little blade man ! Thanks for typing it down, have some karma from me
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Post by TomK on May 22, 2011 11:08:59 GMT
that's a pretty vicious looking dagger. looks like it could come out fast and get into all those nasty little painful places.
ouch! I like it.
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Post by 14thforsaken on May 22, 2011 15:56:46 GMT
Misericords are interesting pieces. IIRC they were used to give the mercy blow to a downed and mortally wounded knight.
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Post by Elheru Aran on May 22, 2011 17:37:22 GMT
A popular notion but I believe the general evidence is you could use pretty much any dagger for that purpose. The main trick is getting in close and figuring out where to stick it, also if the knight's still wiggling around you might have a spot of trouble with getting that particular job done. IIRC, the term 'misericord' is a relatively modern (ie, Victorian) invention, although I could very well be wrong upon that point...
It's a nice dagger and I don't think the thickness is really much of an issue. Reminds me of an African piece my grandfather had.
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Post by Sébastien on May 23, 2011 4:22:40 GMT
Yeah, pretty much any dagger with a good, sharp edge and a strong tip could give a coup de grace. However, I think a long, thin blade like this one would be best for a quick killing blow/stab to a badly incapaci...te..a..d knight.
THis blade shape reminds me of some old kriss of Indonesia, made for executions. They had a longer, thinner blade than other kris and were made to be thrust in a certain way, to reach and terminate the heart.
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Post by Cold Napalm on Jun 1, 2011 3:46:16 GMT
Well a lot of cultures have a daggers of this type for a reason . This particular dagger is based on a historical piece from what Tod told me. He just shrunk the blade a bit from the orginal 16 inch to a 13 inch. It has become my favorite dagger actually .
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Post by chuckinohio on Jun 1, 2011 13:52:04 GMT
If you found an opening, or could punch it through, that dagger would definitely be a fight stopper of the first degree.
13 inches will get you anywhere you need to go, you could come up under the navel, and still take out the heart.
Impressive piece.
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Post by Federico on Jun 1, 2011 19:48:36 GMT
Ahh, the daddy of the Fairbairn-Sykes. Nice. Does it slice well?
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