A Northwest Indian or Persian Straight Sword 18th Century With wide single-edged watered-steel blade which tapers towards the point, the blade with a kirk narduban pattern consisting of vertical lines separating rosettes, the steel hilt of typical tulwar form with curved knuckle guard, gold koftgari decoration with multiple floral sprays contained within strapwork and geometric borders, later purple-velvet covered wooden scabbard 35¾in. (90.8cm.) long Provenance The Dr. Leo S. Figiel Collection of Mogul Arms, 24 August 1998, lot 2013 Literature Leo S. Figiel, M.D., On Damascus Steel, New York, 1991, pp.68-69 Lot Notes When it was published by Figiel, he wrote that whilst this blade was characteristic of north west India, the absence of a ricasso on the blade may justify a Persian attribution. Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! Online & completely free! https://sword-site.com #dagger #daggertattoo #daga #knife #knifelife #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knifefanatics #knifefanatic #cuchillo #cuchillos #刀 #blacksmith #forged #handforged #handmade #handcrafted #medieval #renaissance #ナイフ #combat #war #warhammer #warhistory #history #historymemes Source: www.christies.com (at Persia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCkLEUL-6M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Caucasian Kindjal / Qama & Companion Knife Blade 18 1/5 inches long and 2 inches wide of classical offset fullers marked by the maker on one face and richly inlaid with gold and silver koftgari work on the other face. Horn handle with silver inlaid rivet heads and covers. Original scabbard with original black leather cover. This Qama comes with its original short knife in a compartment on the back of the scabbard (very rare). Total length 25 1/2 inches. Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! Online & completely free! https://sword-site.com #dagger #daggertattoo #daga #knife #knifelife #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knifefanatics #knifefanatic #cuchillo #cuchillos #刀 #blacksmith #forged #handforged #handmade #handcrafted #medieval #renaissance #ナイフ #combat #war #warhistory #history #historymemes Source: www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=2685 (at Caucasus Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1zd2Nrjkk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

An Ottoman gem-set parcel-gilt miniature Dagger with the tughra of HIH Princess 'Adile Sultan (1825-1898)Turkey, 19th Century. The dagger with green glass hilt, the quillons set with rubies and emeralds, the gold damascened blade with an inscription, the gilt scabbard set with further rubies and emeralds and chased to depict a trailing vine, verso with a trailing vine and scale design chape, the suspension loop with a chain with faceted sections and green glass beads, in original fitted velvet box with tughra (rubbed), one stone deficient. 11.7 cm. long https://sword-site.com/thread/625/dagger-princess-adile-sultan-turkey #ottoman #turkey #dagger #knife #jewelry Source: www.bonhams.com/auctions/18950/lot/172/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CohNwxILu-r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ornamented Lenticular Viking Sword of Byzantine Manufacture w/double-edged blade of gradual taper; inlaid on both sides in gold and silver with decorative patterns, one side bearing a gradually tapering geometric-architectural design in five stages and the other bearing a gradually tapering palmette design. The hilt comprising down-curved cross guard, sturdy tang and five-lobed pommel riveted to the upward-curving upper guard; the cross-guard, upper guard and pommel all inlaid in silver with decorative knotwork and tracery and in gold with dots. Overall length: 94 cm (37"); Blade length: 80.6 cm (31.75") This rare Viking sword, the hilt of Petersen Type O, has a cross-guard with decorative devices reminiscent of those on one of the three swords that were found in the rich ship burial of about 900 at Hedeby in Denmark when it was subsequently excavated in the 1950s. More of these ‘rabbit ear’ or ‘knotted rope’ characters may be found on three of the ‘Hiltipreht’ group of swords, namely one in the Wallace Collection, London (Inv. No. A456), the Ballinderry sword in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin (Inv. No.1928.382) and the example from Malhus in the Trondheim Museum, Norway (Petersen, Abb.89). Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! Online & completely free! https://sword-site.com #sword #constantinople #byzantine #knife #knifelife #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knifefanatics #knifefanatic #cuchillo #cuchillos #刀 #blacksmith #forged #handforged #handmade #handcrafted #medieval #renaissance #ナイフ #combat #war #40k #warhammer40k #warhammer #warhistory #history #historymemes Source: www.peterfiner.com/ (at Byzantium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTXKIWJhEo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Highly Ornamented Rondel Dagger The grip twisted with silver and gold. Overall length: 49 cm Blade length: 33.1 cm https://sword-site.com/thread/1125/highly-ornamented-rondel-dagger #dagger #daggertattoo #daga #knife #knifelife #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knifefanatics #knifefanatic #cuchillo #cuchillos #刀 #blacksmith #forged #handforged #handmade #handcrafted #medieval #renaissance #ナイフ #combat #war #40k #warhammer40k #warhammer #warhistory #history #historymemes Source: www.reichsstadtmuseum.rothenburg.de/ (at Europe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTUrBvrA6y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

16th Century Dagger Description: Triangular, double-edged blade, ribbed at the centre, stamped with star; iron quillon with pointed quillon-block and arms bent toward the blade, both arms and pommel ending in the shape of a turban. Dark horn grip is a modern replacement. Provenance: Germany Dimensions: Length 39 cm. Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! https://sword-site.com https://sword-site.com/thread/601/16th-century-dagger #dagger #daggertattoo #daga #knife #knifeporn #knifelife #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knifefanatics #knifefanatic #cuchillo #cuchillos #刀 Source: www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/a-composite-dagger-706-c-2f6a28df20 (at Solingen, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoS8FCmyZ1O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Bushkill Blades Classic American Bowie Blade Steel: 5160 Spring Steel hand-forged and differentially heat treated to 58RC at the edge with a spring temper on the spine and tang. Guard: Brass & Black G10 Handle: Frame handle- Outer layers of Mahogany and Natural Canvas Micarta core. Blade length: 10.5" Handle length: 5.75" Overall length: 16" Blade thickness: .259" at the base of the spine with a full distal taper toward the tip. Bevel Geometry: Slight Convex https://sword-site.com/thread/1403/bushkill-blades-classic-american-bowie Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! #knife #bowie #bowieknife #knives #knivesforsale #knifemaking #knifemaker #cuchillo #americana #cowboy #texas @bushkillblades https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQX3-USpgI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

German Dagger w/Silver Hilt Circa 1650 Size: 43.5 x 10 x 3.5 cm / 17 x 4 x 1.5 in With tapering blade of flattened diamond section with central fuller on each face over two thirds of its length, long fluted rectangular ricasso, iron hilt comprising straight stout quillons with bulbous tips, globose pommel with four raised oval panels and pronounced integral button, and wooden grip bound with iron and brass wire between Turk’s heads, the silver decoration composed of dotted lines, pellets, flower-heads and winged cherub-heads. Sword-Site: The World's Largest Sword Museum! https://sword-site.com/thread/470/german-dagger-silver-hilt #germany #alemania #cuchillo #knife #knives #knifemaker #silver #dagger #daga #madebyhand #hechoamano Source: www.peterfiner.com/ (at Solingen, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoO8YTpr25x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sword of D Type - Viking Sword by Patrick Bárta of Templ.net Editor's Note: Patrick Bárta is one of the world's greatest sword makers. Sword-Site interviewed Patrick recently and you can find the interview here: sword-site.com/thread/972/interview-patrick-rta-templ-net Catalogue number: 144 Name: Sword of "D" type pattern-welded blade, iron hilt inlayed by silver and brass. Epoch: 9th century Discover (museum): Blatnica, Slovakia (Hungarian National Museum, Budapest) Length: 1003 mm Weight: 2200 g Price: 4000 EUR https://sword-site.com/thread/1116/sword-type-viking-patrick-templ #patrikbarta #patrickbartaswords #sword #viking #silver #leather #leathercraft #woodworking #woodworker #woodwork #espada #vikingos #brass #sharp #czechrepublic #czech Source: templ.net/english/weapons-antiquity_and_early_middle_age.php#144-sword_of_d_type https://www.instagram.com/p/CnvMvSYSLQd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scottish Dirk Circa 1800 A large and exceptional Scottish brass mounted dirk dating to circa 1800 in excellent condition with original scabbard. The grip is formed from dark, age-coloured, bog oak. The middle section is boldly carved with bands of Celtic interlace interspaced with raised studs. The wood is fluted around the pommel beneath the cap. The area between the haunches is carved with panels of interlace. The haunches are mounted with side straps and the grip is mounted with a brass basal protective guard which is concave shaped on its lower side to fit the convex scabbard mount applied to the mouth of the scabbard. The scabbard is of leather with a brass chape and sockets for a bi-knife and bi-fork. The fork is two pronged and the grip is of similar wood to the hilt and cut with interlace. It is mounted with a brass pommel cap on top and a brass ferrule at its base. The knife is now missing. The sockets are engraved on the outside with thistles and the mottoes "NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET" (upper) in Latin and "TRED YE TAK TENT O SKAITH" (lower) in Scots. The blade is broad and well fashioned with a scallop shape to the top on either side, bold fuller along the spine and circular piercings. The overall length is 17 inches (43 cm). The blade is 12.5 inches (32 cm) long. https://sword-site.com/thread/339/scottish-dirk-circa-1800 #scotland #scottish #escocia #knife #knifemaking #knifeporn #knifemaker #knifecollection #knifenut #knifepics #knives #knifefanatics #cuchillos #cuchillos #naja Source: www.albanarms.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CntMKAfrC4-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

World War 2 Office of Strategic Services Smatchet Designed by William E. Fairbairn Smatchet measures 16 3/8" overall. The blade itself measures 11 1/8" w/ parkerized finish. A Smatchet is a short, heavy fighting knife/sword 16.5 inches (42 cm) in overall length (including grip). It was designed by knife fighting expert and instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn during World War II. Though described in the Office of Strategic Services catalogue as a cross between a machete and a bolo, it was actually based on the Royal Welch Fusiliers Trench Knife of World War I, and was designed as a pure combat knife. It has a broad, leaf-shaped blade sharpened the full length on one side, and from the tip to half of the other side. The entire blade is coated with a dull matte finish to prevent detection at night from stray reflections. According to Fairbairn, the Smatchet was an ideal close-combat weapon for those not armed with a rifle. The psychological reaction of any man, when he first takes the smatchet in his hand is full justification for its recommendation as a fighting weapon. He will immediately register all the essential qualities of good soldier - confidence, determination, and aggressiveness. Its balance, weight and killing power, with the point, edge or pommel, combined with the extremely simple training necessary to become efficient in its use, make it the ideal personal weapon for all those not armed with a rifle and bayonet. The Smatchet was used by British and American special forces (Special Air Service and Office of Strategic Services, respectively) during World War II. In the late 1980s, Col. Rex Applegate licensed a modified version of the smatchet he and Fairbairn designed late in World War II. He called it the "Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Smatchet". https://sword-site.com/thread/1068/ww2-smatchet-designed-william-fairbairn #knives #knife #knifephotography #battle #prep #bugout #combatives #mma #gun #steel #fights #fight #punch Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smatchet www.ebay.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CngdGmgrStG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Anthony Bourdain Meteorite Chef Knife by Bob Kramer "You could buy a BMW for the price of this thing. It used to be that you put your name on the list and then you wait for years to get one, but this was given to me by the maker, Bob Kramer, at a very reasonable price. He forges his own steel using all the different elements-there are pieces of meteorite in there! He beats it until it’s insanely hot, and pounds it and folds it and pounds it-It don’t know how many hundreds of layers. It’s like a mille-feuille. I don’t trust anyone else to touch it. There’s an old superstition that you can’t trust your knife until you cute yourself with it-so until then, you have to be wary of it. Once you nick yourself, your relationship can begin. I am not looking forward to my first cut with this. It will literally nick your finger off very, very quickly. And I like my fingers. I’m afraid of it. I fear the knife." -Anthony Bourdain (as told to Julia Black) Sold for $231,250.00USD 10/30/19 11:56:51 AM ET Description With the certificate of authenticity issued to Anthony Bourdain, March 31, 2016; with a black carrying case Catalog Number 87 Estimate $4000-6000 Measurements Length: the blade 10 inches, overall 15 1/4 inches Weight The knife and sheath 1 lb. 1 oz. Condition The blade in good condition with some oxidation; the sheath splitting along the edge of the blade; the certificate rounded, the envelope tattered. https://sword-site.com/thread/1471/anthony-bourdain-meteorite-knife-kramer #bobkramer #meteor #anthonybourdain #knife #knives #knivesofinstagram🔪 #knivesforsale #food #foodie #cheflife #customknives #handforged #highend #cocobolo Source: bid.igavelauctions.com/bidding.taf?_function=detail&auction_uid1=5555226 Source: robertwrightphoto.com/Anthony-Bourdain-for-Esquire @esquire @anthonybourdain @bobkramerknives https://www.instagram.com/p/CngQCTwrhG-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

1841 Katana by Naotane Carving by Yoshitane Editor's Note: Below provided directly as translated by Google. Era: The late Edo period Length: 75.5cm Length: warp: 1.5cm Original width: 3.12cm Destination width: 2.14cm Motoshige: 0.73cm Double habaki dressed fri Shirasaya 7 days issued May 1951: Aichi registration Description Daqing direct seed born in Dewa country Yamagata in 1778, it became his students of the water Masahide Cinco is a senior fellow out into Edo decades around Kansei. Served along with Masahide in Tatebayashi lord Akimoto house in care of Masahide, it has been known as the master craftsmen of Sing Sing sword period leading to the receipt of the Mino through Tikuzen Daijo in 1821, the first year YoshimiHisashi further. He has鍛刀by around the various places, we are counting the sixteen places in only those things that was engraved place names鍛刀land to create swords many, it has been found. This sword, get Chinie to forge a Seibi platelet eye skin's tsun finely. The eyes of each other in the eye, single落風of each other, such as intermingle in the main melody clove, enter eagerly long legs, become a Shosho Gyakuashi, month small boiling, and poured it take fine sand, Haven is bright Nioi-guchi feel more alert. Also, along with the blade carving the hands of Yoshitane, is one swing of the same Sakuchu outstanding showed a stunning workmanship. Price: 5,660,000 yen (tax included) 2nd October 2014 / $52,008.95 USD Source: katananokura.jp/SHOP/1311-K07.html https://sword-site.com/thread/992/1841-katana-naotane-carving-yoshitane #katana #japan #japanese #samurai #ninja #shinto #warrior #war #fighting #history #combat #meditation https://www.instagram.com/p/CndE6MnS5hH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Silver Hilted 19th Century Burmese Fighting Sword This fine Dha measures just over 88cms in the scabbard, just under 85cms out of the sheath and has a blade length of 62cms. The scabbard is rosewood with decorative silver fittings of very good quality. The thick spine tapers through to the tip and is expertly hollow ground its entire length. Source: www.swordsantiqueweapons.com/ https://sword-site.com/thread/331/richly-ornamented-burmese-sword-century #burma #silver #fighting #sword #espada #steel #handforged #customknives #custommade #fight #war #warriors #battle #combat #fullcontact #martialarts #mma #asian #travel https://www.instagram.com/p/CnaRN4thFqX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Nepalese Kukri gifted to Maharaja Jang Bahadur Prime Minister of Nepal 19th century. Estimated at 45 cm overall length. A kukri presented to Maharaja Jang Bahadur, Prime minister of Nepal. It has an unusual ivory hilt carved with a monster resembling a lion with a red stained mouth and tongue. Source: royalarmouries.org https://sword-site.com/thread/246/nepalese-kukri-gifted-maharaja-bahadur #knife #knifeporn #knifelife #knives #knivesofinstagram🔪 #khukuri #🔪 #nepal #travel https://www.instagram.com/p/CnX-Luey5hG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Chinese ( Qin ) Sword with Gold Openwork Handle 770–476 B.C. Sword blade with inlaid openwork hilt. Iron and gold with inlaid turquoise Length 37.8cm, Hilt Length 12.7cm, Blade Length 24.5cm, Blade Width 4cm, Weight 343.6 grams Excavated from Tomb 2 at Yimen village in Baoji, Shaanxi, 1992; Baoji Municipal Archaeological Institute BYM2:1 Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.) https://sword-site.com/thread/165/chinese-sword-gold-openwork-handle #qin #china #sword #model #modelo #fashion #nba #baseball #cricket #gold #iron #turquoise https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVqFY1vMr4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Zweihander / Longsword Type XIX Width double-edged blade with flattened Central ridge and a strong ricasso. Prior to the two-sided groove, each indistinct beaten (vermtl.) Styrian brands. Rectangular, easy to cut quillons with thickened, octagonal Ends. Conical, octagonal and geometric engraved iron pommel, carved wood handle plated piece with embossed leather. Length 147 cm. Collection Spitzer, Auction Catalogue From 1895, Nr. 171. For more information on Type XIX swords see this extract from Ewart Oakeshott's Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/187/oakeshott-type-records-medieval-sword Source: www.hermann-historica.de/de/zweihaender-schwert_deutsch_um_1500/l/125855?aid=124&Lstatus=0&ord=price_d&Accid=1536¤tpos=19 #sword #espada #acero #arte #art #steel #combat #war #guerra #guerrero https://www.instagram.com/p/CnNQCKZhHF8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=