Daggers
Everyone needs a
dagger (I think). Swords & daggers are what first attracted me to knife making, there's just something
magical about them.
They're a part of every little boy's imagination from pirates to the round
table. Below are a
few examples of some of my favorites.
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"The Bamboo" Dagger
This Dagger has a 10" blade forged from high carbon
"frontier" canister damascus with acid etched and forge marked
flats on the ricasso and up the center line. The fullered oval guard and
turned pommel are antiqued/mustard finished
1018 carbon steel. The handle is lightly dyed Bamboo. The overall length of
this piece is 16 3/8".
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Available at "MastersmithS" Custom Knife Store,
Manhattan, NY,
Tel: 1-877-8KNIVES or
bill@beautifulblades.com
"Sea Foam" Mini Neck/Push Dagger
Here is a new variation of my mini Neck/Push Dagger. This
piece is just over 3 3/4" with the blade edge
of 2 3/8",
this small push dagger is the perfect size for neck carry.
This chisel ground knife is forged "flat" from 52100HC
ball-bearings & 1084HC powder steels. The
recessed handle scales are carbon
fiber with stainless
steel pins (logo is on the flat back of the blade). The knife comes
with a Kydex
neck sheath. (Leather neck sheath is also available)
Price for a similar piece, with Kydex sheath: $400.00
Fluted European Quillion Dagger
This Dagger has an 11 1/4" blade of 651 layer "bold & fine
ladder" pattern damascus steel with a gentle tip and
in-tapered ricasso. The ricasso sits on a nickle-silver oval ferrule. The
curved/flared guard, end caps and
finial are all 350 "twist" damascus steel. The 5-flute handle is done in
A-grade Desert Ironwood Burl
with .999 fine silver twisted wire set into the handle. This knife is a
"take-down" style, measures
approx 17 1/4" overall and comes with a classic leather sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $2,700.00
"NYC" Full Tang Dagger
This full tang NYC (New York City) dagger is 8 3/4" long
overall forged from 5160 high carbon
spring steel with a hand-rubbed finish. The cutting edges are 3 1/2". The
handle has stabilized
Chocolate Ebony scales with Oosic bolsters, black liners and stainless steel
pins. The knife
comes with a "Dragon hide" carved leather pouch sheath.
Price for a similar piece with leather sheath: $600.00
Mini Neck/Push Dagger
At just over 3 3/4" and a blade edge
at 2 3/8", this small push dagger is the perfect size for neck carry.
This chisel ground knife is forged from 336 layers of damascus steel and has
recessed handle scales
of bark Walrus Ivory with contoured stainless steel pins. The knife comes
with a tooled leather,
"open-faced" magnetic neck sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $350.00
The "Cayuga" Dagger
oval guard is etched wrought iron with "rope" file work. The handle itself is stabilized antelope bone with a throat
of Hippo Ivory, copper & nickle-silver spacers and "stippled" copper pins. The tooled, molded leather sheath
bears a pair of carved "feathers". The overall length is 10 1/4".
Celtic Long Dagger
This dagger has a 12 1/2" blade of 300+ layer "lazy twist"
damascus. The handle is
Sambar stag with ebony and bronze/brass/nickle-silver spacers and pins. The
ends
are bronze and file worked nickle-silver discs and the pommel is bronze with
an
onyx cabochon. The blade sheath has a Celtic carving pattern.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $2,400.00
Push Dagger w/Buffalo & Scrim
This push-dagger has a 4" blade of
hand-rubbed 1095 high carbon steel, with an overall length of
6 3/4". The handle scales are stabilized Buffalo horn with stainless steel
pins. The horizontal carry
leather sheath has a Stingray inlay. The knife is shown with scrimshaw work
by Mark
Schaukowitsch of "Denali Mountain"
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $475.00 (plus scrim work )
"JD-theme" Boot Dagger
This boot dagger is done in the etched red & black theme
favored at the www.jerzeedevil.com
web site.
The knife is 9" overall forged from W1 high carbon steel with a
clay-quenched and etched finish. The
guard is antiqued/mustard finished carbon steel. The coffin-handle has red
scales with black liners
and stainless steel handle bolts. The knife comes with a tooled leather
blade/clip sheath, this
one shown with the Jerzee Devil logo.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath: $550.00
"Mother Leeds" Dagger
This is another JD theme knife named after
the woman who gave birth to the "Jersey Devil" in New Jersey folklore.
The knife has a 10 3/4" blade made of a three-bar damascus construction. The
three piece guard is made
from "jailhouse" wrought iron and file worked/antiqued mild steel. The
handle is stabilized and fluted
Buffalo horn with red Micarta ends and .999 fine silver twisted inlays. The
turned end cap and
finial are also "jailhouse" wrought iron. The knife comes with a "Flamed" JD
logo sheath.
Price for a similar piece, with leather sheath; $1,550.00