Throwing Knife for French and Belgian fans

Freddy · 12th October 2006, 07:47 AM

Nice find, Tim.

And...prices in Belgium for these kinds of knives are rather hight, too. You have to be lucky to find a cheap one (when the seller doesn't know what he's selling

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You say it's a plain one, but I don't have any trouble with this. If it's a real weapon, why would anyone take the time to decorate it ? Especially when it's a weapon used for throwing, with the chance to loose it.

In my opinion, the heavily decorated throwing knives are more for 'show'. By this I mean, to show the owner's wealth.

As to the handle, I've checked in some books (and sites), it can be anything : a leather bag, a woven bag, some copper binding,etc... In www.mambele.be , I've also seen a similar one with a 'cloth' handle. Perhaps this would be the easiest way to make a handle. Just use a dirty piece of canvas.

I have a Zulgo throwing knife which has this type of handle. I don't think it's that old (I mean the handle), but it works.

Here is the whole throwing knife :

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12th October 2006, 07:47 AM	#3
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Nice find, Tim. And...prices in Belgium for these kinds of knives are rather hight, too. You have to be lucky to find a cheap one (when the seller doesn't know what he's selling ) You say it's a plain one, but I don't have any trouble with this. If it's a real weapon, why would anyone take the time to decorate it ? Especially when it's a weapon used for throwing, with the chance to loose it. In my opinion, the heavily decorated throwing knives are more for 'show'. By this I mean, to show the owner's wealth. As to the handle, I've checked in some books (and sites), it can be anything : a leather bag, a woven bag, some copper binding,etc... In www.mambele.be , I've also seen a similar one with a 'cloth' handle. Perhaps this would be the easiest way to make a handle. Just use a dirty piece of canvas. I have a Zulgo throwing knife which has this type of handle. I don't think it's that old (I mean the handle), but it works. Here is the whole throwing knife :