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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: Robert Hill on November 06, 2020, 08:52:15 PM

Title: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Robert Hill on November 06, 2020, 08:52:15 PM
24” blade with a forged guard and black walnut grip. The grip was turned of wood from an old organ.
-Robert
(https://i.ibb.co/t2PFshN/8-C221248-1450-426-A-A676-FB2-DCACF1108.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JpFg7db)

(https://i.ibb.co/88gH3G9/E376-CDD7-6-C5-F-41-AC-AF31-15-AA60753890.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Bs29DvB)

(https://i.ibb.co/cLb5jVL/949-B8-B79-F515-4964-AEB2-189-D7-CEC8203.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nC32FtC)
 Then this small knife

(https://i.ibb.co/72zbdWK/85-B3-C827-99-AE-4040-AB82-C2-A527-CC1-D6-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4PfJnTp)

(https://i.ibb.co/vYYSMJg/E11-F9456-7-B1-C-4-E7-B-8-EE8-2-A975-E1-DE433.jpg) (https://ibb.co/q55v2RX)

(https://i.ibb.co/DL17bv5/E9288-EFC-23-B4-4899-A2-DA-162-B760-D61-AB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Lv0CPcn)
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: D. Taylor Sapergia on November 06, 2020, 10:08:35 PM
Robert:  would a sword like that be called a "hanger"?
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: jbigley on November 06, 2020, 10:30:25 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Robert Hill on November 06, 2020, 10:42:42 PM
Yes, I believe it could be classified as a hanger. But being that there may be some parameters I am unaware of I tend to just consider my swords as swords.
-Robert
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Elnathan on November 06, 2020, 11:20:46 PM
Yes, that would be about the size of an infantry hanger. I can't say that I care for the hilt, but that is a lovely blade. I'd like to know more about how you made it - I'd like to try my hand at some swords, but I don't have the facilities to heat-treat them correctly.

BTW, if you are going to be branching out to swords and dirks, a good resource is George Neumann's Swords and Blades of the American Revolution. Myarmoury.com has a nice introductory article on the development of the Scottish dirk here http://myarmoury.com/feature_spot_dirks.html with more in the discussion forums, and Matt Easton's ScholaGladiatoria channel on youtube has a lot of info on the use and history of swords, including 18th century arms.
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Tim Crosby on November 07, 2020, 01:30:22 AM
 Robert, That sword is "Over the top" Very well done, a Beauty.

    Tim
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Robert Hill on November 07, 2020, 01:43:59 AM
Yes, I have two of George Neumann’s books on the weapons of the revolution and thank you.
-Robert
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: R.J.Bruce on November 07, 2020, 04:28:37 AM
Mr. Hill,

Are you able to put fullers in your sword blades?
Such as the three small fullers found on both sides of a Spanish espada ancha?

I really like the above sword blade. It reminds me very much of one of the espada ancha blade types.
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Robert Hill on November 07, 2020, 04:46:59 AM
I have experimented with some narrow fullers by the means of scraping
-Robert
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: EricEwing on November 07, 2020, 04:55:51 AM
Both of those are quite nice 😯
Title: Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
Post by: Marcruger on November 08, 2020, 07:11:08 PM
That sword/hanger is beautiful Robert, and I especially like those warm finishes.  I see a lot of work in there. 

No one has commented on your fine stag handled knife.  I like the lines.  It reminds me a little of one Hershel House did.  Nice file work on the spine.  I think it is simply overshadowed (possibly literally) by that sword.   :-) 

I picked up this rifleman's knife from Robert last month.  I am awaiting leather to make a sheath for it. 

(https://i.ibb.co/kgrPXcH/P1010053.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6RpqFsn)

(https://i.ibb.co/JnQxW1V/P1010054.jpg) (https://ibb.co/2qN809x)

(https://i.ibb.co/gT2TtYj/P1010055.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wWkWpt0)