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Post by Cold Napalm on May 22, 2011 1:41:42 GMT
Okay so this isn't really a full review as the dagger isn't mine exactly. It was made for an SCA presentation so no cutting or stabbing with it. Anyways here's some pics. Yes that is my cat attempting to eat the dagger. The dagger is bone scales handle with two brass rivets. Due to the scale construction, the blade is quite hilt heavy. However despite the thin barstock that is used, the blade actually has a surprising heft to it. The point doesn't seem very sharp in the pictures but it is. However due to the amount of flex this dagger has, I am not sure how useful that sharp point is. The blade has a nice satin finish and everything feels pretty solid. All in all, the event went well I was told. Everyone was wowed by the box presentation. Ben took the commission on pretty last minute as the orginal blacksmith fell through and he was quite nice to work with and he got the piece done in time for us. I meant to do this sooner, but well life gets in the way of things .
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Post by Sébastien on May 22, 2011 3:40:19 GMT
Thanks for the review man, it's nice to see one of Privateer Armory product getting reviewed. Have another karma from me ! .... Once I recharge ...
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Post by chuckinohio on May 22, 2011 5:11:38 GMT
Being so Flexible, is it one of his 1/16th thick blades, the Forecastle line?
Man, it looks really nice, I'd like to heft one from the Quarterdeck line and see how it balances.
Thanks for putting up pics of it.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on May 22, 2011 7:48:00 GMT
Looks nice but I just can't understand the thin stock he uses. A dagger is supposed to be stiff and rigid enough to pierce mail. A flimsy blade defeats to whole idea for the mediaval dagger.
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Post by william m on May 22, 2011 8:53:50 GMT
Hey,
I agree with Chenessfan in that the dagger is really not supposed to be flexible at all. This dagger looks a bit confused as the blade looks poor for stabbing while the hilt encourages it, much like an English Rondel dagger.
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Post by Cold Napalm on Jun 1, 2011 3:41:47 GMT
Yes the dagger is the lower end line. It had some specs that needed to be met for a certain price and as such I was not able to go with the thicker barstock. Ben did an awesome job of filling in last minute. The dagger being that long and thin, while it would fail as a stabbing through armor weapon, it makes for a decent cut and thrust weapon for unarmored combat actually...and as such a dagaer of this type of blade may have seen used instead of a riding sword. However the fitting is something fairly late period and by then you really wouldn't see a blade like this...so it's all a bit anachronistic...but it was for the SCA so I guess it's okay .
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Jun 1, 2011 5:37:29 GMT
As long as it was creative... :lol: :roll: :oops:
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Post by chuckinohio on Jun 1, 2011 13:47:13 GMT
Lower end or not, it is still a handsome looking blade.
Like every other tool, once you have it, you will find a use for it. I'm sure that it will fill its role nicely.
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