#stayathome - Coustille reworked.

Hi all.

Just finished reworking a smaller part of my personal Euro dai-sho - Windlass Coustille.

Here's the bigger brother story: @stayathome - Kingston Arms XIV reworked

Bought this one some years ago. I always liked this little thing, but I knew it would shine with a bit of work & love.

So what I did:

1. Repolish. It came with a nasty and steep secondary bevel and wasn't really sharp. I reprofiled the blade and gave it a nice polish.

2. Rewrap the handle. With fullers inside the palm and a bit softer skin it is more comfy & grippy.

3. New scabbard. I didn't really like the original Windlass thick leather sheath. I mean it was sturdy and worked ok, I just didn't like it. I did new one, linden core, some risers, soft black leather. Fits snugly.

4. A sword frog. I didn't make it - i just bought it. In fact I have left and right handed version, so I can carry this one on my left hip, or longer brother on left hip and this one on the right.

And I love it even more. It is fast, agile and cuts like a dream (and I cut with it a lot). Maybe not 2 tatami rolls - not the weight class - but still able to slash deeply. Goes through bottles like nothing. Where it lacks reach and mass, it gains in speed and precision.

Now, on to the pictures.

In scabbard:

Plain sight:

In hand for size:

Frog details. As I said I have frogs for the left and right hips, so it can be put wherever I like.

And here it is with the bigger brother (I am creating another thread about this second lad):

I hope you like it. Stay safe and healthy!

Edit: for whatever reason pics don't display normally, though they didn't move anywhere. Here they are via links: one, two, three, four and five