medieval style stiletto

mariusgmioc · 8th August 2021, 06:50 PM

This is a recently made dagger (not stiletto).

1. The cross-guard is made from a flat band of steel that was not thick enough to encompass the whole circumference of circular decorations, that were left with some flat sides (see 1).

2. The bulbs at the ends of the cross-guard were screwed on the base (see 2).

3. The wooden hilt is in far too good condition for even a piece of the historicism.

4. There is too little residual rust at the joint of the blade with the cross-guard for an antique piece. For an antique piece they would be fused together by rust (see 4).

5. The tang is very thin and flimsy for such a long blade and the hole in the cross-guard drilled circular, not matching the cross-section of the tang (see 5).

8th August 2021, 06:50 PM	#7
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	This is a recently made dagger (not stiletto). 1. The cross-guard is made from a flat band of steel that was not thick enough to encompass the whole circumference of circular decorations, that were left with some flat sides (see 1). 2. The bulbs at the ends of the cross-guard were screwed on the base (see 2). 3. The wooden hilt is in far too good condition for even a piece of the historicism. 4. There is too little residual rust at the joint of the blade with the cross-guard for an antique piece. For an antique piece they would be fused together by rust (see 4). 5. The tang is very thin and flimsy for such a long blade and the hole in the cross-guard drilled circular, not matching the cross-section of the tang (see 5). Attached Images Last edited by mariusgmioc; 9th August 2021 at 12:09 PM.