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Offline Robert Hill

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Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« 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.
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 Then this small knife






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Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2020, 10:08:35 PM »
Robert:  would a sword like that be called a "hanger"?
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Offline jbigley

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2020, 10:30:25 PM »
Nice!

Offline Robert Hill

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #3 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

Offline Elnathan

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2020, 01:30:22 AM »
 Robert, That sword is "Over the top" Very well done, a Beauty.

    Tim

Offline Robert Hill

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #6 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.
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Offline R.J.Bruce

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #7 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.

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2020, 04:46:59 AM »
I have experimented with some narrow fullers by the means of scraping
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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2020, 04:55:51 AM »
Both of those are quite nice 😯

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Re: Recent Sword alongside a small knife
« Reply #10 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.