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Quote:This 4th Century knife that was found with a sword (both on the left side of the body), as well as a crossbow broach with a Chi-Rho, and some glass with a boar hunt scene. The blade is very richly decorated, again supporting in my mind why the sheath should have some decoration....
Ahh, the Bonn 'Steampunk' knife. Lovely piece. A similar knife with decorated blade was found in Winchester but unfortunately it was stolen from the museum and has never been properly published.
But look at the preservation, not just of the metal elements but also the organic parts. If it had been buried in a sheath equipped with a slide fixed with rivets, don't you think that some of it would remain?
Perhaps we're starting with a false assumption, that knives like these were suspended on the person at all? Locations in graves of the majority suggests otherwise.
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Great work on that knife! I really like the attention to detail in the finish of the buttcap and guard. What is the wood of the handle? I would guess ash by the look of it.
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Hi,
It is really a matter of pleasure for us that the blade developed by us has been used so perfectly and beautifully.
Congratulations for developing this beautiful knife.
Regards,
Suhel
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Excellent work. What material have you used for the chape?
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I used maple hardwood for the chape, carved out to fit (same wood as the handle). I used 5-6oz veg tanned leather for the sheath. Dyed it red and then used waxed natural linen thread for the stitching.
I custom made the "buttons" for the strap. Using sheet brass which I domed, for both a front and back. I filled them with solder and put a brass post between them. Then inscribed them and silvered them (quite a process actually!).
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