06-25-2015, 07:35 PM
Pictured here is a Hilt that I made that will be used and on display for the Philadelphia, PA based educational non-profit "A Day with Ancient Greece and Rome" for use in University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology http://www.penn.museum/.
This hilt was constructed for Joe Balmos to be used to show the differences in hilt construction. Joe provided me with a blade that Mark Morrow had in his sip that had been broken and yet perfect for this project.
He wants to be able to display it disassembled and yet be able to assemble it quickly for demonstration purposes. Each piece of the hilt is completely hand constructed and as precision fitted as possible. The request was to have the tip of the Tang threaded for this purpose and to be able to assemble it with a wing nut.
The Guard... at their request is made of Black Walnut and has an inset Brass Plate. The Grip is Premium Holly. Pommel is also made of Black Walnut with a contoured brass washer.
Each Piece is marked so that the hilt can quickly be assembled with a perfect fit each time. Everything fits snuggly.
I am happy that the Museum Approved the craftsmanship of this piece and look forward to doing more work for them or anyone else who might need my services.
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This hilt was constructed for Joe Balmos to be used to show the differences in hilt construction. Joe provided me with a blade that Mark Morrow had in his sip that had been broken and yet perfect for this project.
He wants to be able to display it disassembled and yet be able to assemble it quickly for demonstration purposes. Each piece of the hilt is completely hand constructed and as precision fitted as possible. The request was to have the tip of the Tang threaded for this purpose and to be able to assemble it with a wing nut.
The Guard... at their request is made of Black Walnut and has an inset Brass Plate. The Grip is Premium Holly. Pommel is also made of Black Walnut with a contoured brass washer.
Each Piece is marked so that the hilt can quickly be assembled with a perfect fit each time. Everything fits snuggly.
I am happy that the Museum Approved the craftsmanship of this piece and look forward to doing more work for them or anyone else who might need my services.
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[attachment=12487]IMG_4687.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=12488]IMG_4678.JPG[/attachment]
[attachment=12489]IMG_4681.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=12490]IMG_4682.jpg[/attachment]
[attachment=12491]IMG_4684.jpg[/attachment]
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