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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 4th February 2012, 04:28 PM
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Posted By delor
Dom, thank you very much ...and merci beaucoup ! ...

Dom, thank you very much ...and merci beaucoup !
I'm far from being a "master" as were some of the craftsmen of the ancient times, but it's the goal I'm trying to reach...

Ariel, thanks a lot. I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th January 2012, 10:00 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Contemporary engraver Antonio Montejano does an...

Contemporary engraver Antonio Montejano does an outstanding work based on traditional etching technics.
A video of the engraving of Picasso's Guernica onto a spanish folfing knife :...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th January 2012, 09:00 AM
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Posted By delor
I notice that one side of the blade is "raw". You...

I notice that one side of the blade is "raw". You still can see all the surface asperities caused by the forging process. This is fashionable these days, but it wasn't in the ancient times. So it...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2012, 08:09 AM
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Views: 74,987
Posted By delor
Thanks Henrik, it confirms the handle is not...

Thanks Henrik,
it confirms the handle is not walrus ivory. Probably elephant ivory as already stated.
The marks on ivory look Afghan or Balkan to me.
Regards,
Bernard
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th January 2012, 07:12 PM
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Views: 74,987
Posted By delor
The blade shows no sign of being laminated. It...

The blade shows no sign of being laminated. It has visible traces of the forging process, as the steel as been almost not grinded on the "rear" side of the blade.
The handle seems to be ivory. Would...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 31st December 2011, 10:52 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Yes wou're right ! I hadn't been aware of the...

Yes wou're right ! I hadn't been aware of the scripting placement. I decided to center it in the "remaining" space, between the blade fitting and the tip of the blade, but it would rather be closer...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2011, 07:21 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
The leather had been freshly "recutted" to make...

The leather had been freshly "recutted" to make in thiner by removing half of the material. This is why the reverse side looks so clean.

Switching to another issue, I would like to talk about the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 30th December 2011, 06:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,389
Posted By delor
Hello Madsen, also think it's a causasian...

Hello Madsen,
also think it's a causasian shashka.
The blade seems to be very bright and clean. Is it its original aspect or has it been cleaned and - maybe - repolished ?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 29th December 2011, 06:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Hello Alex, I'm really glad to read this !...

Hello Alex,
I'm really glad to read this ! Apart from being able to dismount the handle, the main issue is that the tang lenght can change because of temperature changes (as it's made of steel...)...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 11:55 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
To Alex : thanks a lot for your explanations and...

To Alex : thanks a lot for your explanations and photos. Both will be very useful to me.
It confirms that heavy fittings cannot fit with the required width of the wood. So I have no regrets for...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 05:07 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Thanks Alex, yes, I made it narrower at the...

Thanks Alex,
yes, I made it narrower at the throat side because I felt it would have been really too large to accomotate the handle itself. I think this bring us back to the point of having casted...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 04:27 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Alex, you are right to point out these two...

Alex,
you are right to point out these two issues, and this is the exact difference between custom job and historical accuracy.

The fittings had to be casted, because it was the client request to...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 12:46 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
The handle parts, and other fittings were first...

The handle parts, and other fittings were first made of jewellery wax, then bronze casted, and finally silver plated.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 12:33 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
The next step was to do a better grinding /...

The next step was to do a better grinding / buffing. A wooden handle was made at the same time, for the customer to see what the whole thing will look like...
Then came the heat treatments and a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 28th December 2011, 12:14 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Thanks ! Yes I have many photos of the whole...

Thanks !
Yes I have many photos of the whole making process. Maybe it's better to start with the beginning and the blade forging :

The commission was mainly based on a single drawing, and a...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th December 2011, 08:03 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Yes and no... the whole size of the handle...

Yes and no... the whole size of the handle (bolsters + ivory) is as usual, but you're right, the ivory part is shorter (see attached photo).
The reasons for this are :

mammoth first quality...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 27th December 2011, 08:43 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
Thanks to all of you. I would be very...

Thanks to all of you.
I would be very interested by any question or remark from you, concerning the departures from characteristic aspects of the genuine models you might have known (size, weigh,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2011, 02:10 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 17,287
Posted By delor
Interesting blade. It seems to me that there...

Interesting blade. It seems to me that there might have been some writing or decorative pattern on it.
Also, the steel structure should be investigated. It doesn't look to be only old corrosion,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th December 2011, 12:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 41,520
Posted By delor
A new yataghan

Hello,
I recently made a new yataghan and asked to Jim McDougall whether I might show it here, as I would appreciate feedbacks about my work, especially from all of you being used to real antique...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,574
Posted By delor
Some closer photos of the stamps. I've been...

Some closer photos of the stamps.
I've been said that the first guard stamp is for small silver work in Paris, from 1762 to 1768.
Forum: European Armoury 22nd February 2011, 08:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,688
Posted By delor
The etching of the blade showed a pattern welded...

The etching of the blade showed a pattern welded damascus steel. I posted a photo in the Ethnographic forum : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13366
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2011, 10:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,574
Posted By delor
Well, the etching of the blade revealed a twisted...

Well, the etching of the blade revealed a twisted multi-bar pattern welded damascus, just like the ribbon of ottoman yatagans.
Forum: European Armoury 21st February 2011, 07:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,688
Posted By delor
Well, very interesting explanation. This...

Well, very interesting explanation. This historical context might be the right explanation.

Thanks a lot !

PS : will let you if the blade happens to reveal damascus or wootz steel...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st February 2011, 07:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,574
Posted By delor
I have the same feeling. A wootz blade would be a...

I have the same feeling. A wootz blade would be a clue for an indian blade, rather than a turkish one. Will let you know if it happens to be wootz !

Gav, thanks for showing this piece. The...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th February 2011, 07:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 15,574
Posted By delor
Help identifying a blade

Hello,
I just posted a sword for identification in the "European Armoury" part of the forum : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13365

Although the fittings of the sword look...
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