The Finished Dagger

I finished the dagger today!

Making a two edged knife was a bit of a stretch for me but I am really pleased with how it turned out. It has a 5.5″ blade length and 10″ OAL. It is made out of 1095 steel. The fittings are hammered bronze.

The pommel is heavy and almost 3/4″ at its thickest. Having the weight there offsets the weight of the blade and makes the knife feel agile in your hand.

Because this was a gift, my friend gave me a silver coin so the knife would not cut our friendship. I expected a nickel but instead I got this beautiful solid silver handmade Baron Guglielmo Bardicci coin!

This was a great project. Next up, hunting knives.

Happy Making,

Jim

This entry was posted on August 21, 2011 at 7:31 pm and is filed under Blacksmithing, hammer texture, knifemaking, metalwork with tags 1095 steel, bronze, dagger, hammer texture, knifemaking. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

6 Responses to “The Finished Dagger”

Steve Says:
August 22, 2011 at 12:03 am

Jim,

all I can say is Nice!
you should be proud
Steve

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Jim Says:
August 22, 2011 at 2:21 am

Thanks Steve!

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Wicker Says:
August 23, 2011 at 3:16 am

Great looking knife! I just started blacksmithing myself, knives are one of the main things I am interested in making. I really like the hammered pommel, awesome.

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Jim Says:
August 23, 2011 at 3:35 am

Thanks Wicker.

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Justin Says:
July 28, 2020 at 1:56 pm

I live in Minnesota and I found one of these coins your site is the only place I’ve been able to find this coin I’m wondering where is it from what type of coin is it

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- Jim Says:
  July 28, 2020 at 2:31 pm
  
  It is a handmade coin – forged by a ‘barony’ in the SCA. It was made for Baron Guglielmo Bardicci and given to a friend of mine who is involved in the SCA
  
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