Ibor

... I have described it several times ... first in form then on the side of the anvil.

... I'm here .... what's happening?

Thanks Frosty! These knives were used in the period of La Tene, mainly in the Eastern Celts, although they are also found in Germany. In many books they are described as "ritual knives for cutting meat" ..... I strongly disagree with that! The way the handpiece is made proves it! The handles are very short and have two balls, they are adapted to hold them in two fingers and ask for cut punches, from above in a large or opposite way. To cut the meat you need a much better grip, with all your hand !!

Thanks! Yes of course. He deals with experimental archeology mainly in the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age. And here today, Germanic spears finished from Jutland.

Spear with a ball, length 54.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, hole 2 cm, weight 410 grams. Knife, length 41.5 cm, width 4 cm, weight 320 gram. Javelin, length 19 cm, width 2.5 cm, hole 1.8 cm, weight 110 grams. Ax, profiled, eight-wall, 16 cm long, blade width 4 cm, hole 2.5 cmX 3.5 cm, weight 390 grams. Everything is forged by hand, with a hammer. Zero power hammer, zero electric welding!

Asymmetrical spear with central ribs and hexagonal sleeve. Forged based on finds from Nydam, Jutland. Length 45 cm, width 4.5 cm, hole 1.9 cm, weight 445 grams. Knife, 28.5 cm, walnut handle, leather sheath, bone tip. Length in sheath 30 cm (Illerup Adal, Nydam) Spear, length 37.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, hole 1.9 cm, weight 210 grams,hexagonal sleeve (Illerup Adal) Ax, iron welded, length 16.5 cm, hole 3.5 cm X3 cm, weight 450 grams (Nydam). Ax plus spear, . Welded ax, length 17.5 cm, hole 3 cm, blade width 6 cm, profiled blade eight wall, weight 540 grams. Spear, length 31 cm, hole 19 mm, width 3.7 cm, weight 220 grams. Iron Age (Illerup Adal) set.

These are my tongs.

Frosty, I have two small pliers, one small, the other big.

From the longest: 45.5 cm, width 28 mm, hole 19 mm, weight 240 grams. 36.5 cm, width 31 mm, hole 16 mm, weight 190 grams 27 cm, width 38 mm, hole 16 mm, weight 140 grams 27.5 cm, width 25 mm, hole 17 mm, weight 130 grams 24.5 cm, width 32 mm, hole 17 mm, weight 130 grams

..of course..

The entire forging process. Thickness of the rod 20mm. Initially 27 cm with the sleeve ..... stretched to 40 cm length of the entire spear. ....and here is Celtic iron ... Spears from the left; Asymmetric, 42 cm, width 5 cm, hole 22 mm, weight 390 grams. Wide, 46 cm, width 7.5 cm, hole 19 mm, weight 450 grams. Asymmetric 35,5 cm, width 5 cm, hole 22 mm, weight 300 grams. Long, thin, 51 cm, width 4 cm, hole 20 mm, weight 400 grams. Long, asymmetrical 55,5 cm, width 5 cm, hole 24 mm, weight 460 grams. Last asymmetric 35 cm, width 4 cm, hole 20 mm, weight 290 gram. Knife behind the decorated ridge 52 cm, width 4.5 cm, weight 460 grams. The second knife 50.5 cm, width 5.5 cm, weight 480 grams. ZERO ELECTRIC WELDING! ZERO POWER HAMMER! EVERYTHING HAND FORGED FROM ONE PIECE OF IRON ... and a little more ...

Thanks! If the handle is fitted to your hand, it's great! The balls provide a good grip and secure grip when taking a blow, no matter what, cutting or stabbing.

Scythians were dominated by a zoomorphic motif, anthropomorphic and geometrical in Celts. As in the Scythians, the most common representations are images of mythical animals, such as Celtic circles, circles and wavy lines. Circle, sphere, etc as a symbol of the life cycle .... etc ... Long spear with a ball, period of La Tene, Germany. Length 50 cm,widest point 3.7 cm, hole 2.1 cm, weight 430 grams. An asymmetrical spear, period of La Tene, France. The length of 37.5 cm,widest point is 4.6 cm, hole 2,3,cm,weight 390 gram. Long knife, Hiebmesser, period of La Tene, Germany. Length 45 cm, widest point 4.5 cm, weight 440 gram. Shorter, engraved knife, type Durrnberg (in german language Ringknaufmesser) period of La Tene, Germany. Length 38 cm,widest point 3.7 cm, weight 310 gram ... and I forgot to add ... IMPORTANT !. Everything is forged by hand, with a hammer! Zero electric welding! Zero power hammer !!

It presents some of my latest works, spears inlaid. Spear 35 cm,widest point of the leaf 4.5 cm, hole 19 mm, weight 310 grams, inlaid with copper. Dagger 36.5 cm, weight 320 grams, hand-decorated. Spear based on boggy finds from the north of Europe, dated to the first centuries of our era. Iron + tin bronze + copper/ Total length 32 cm, widest point 4.7 cm, hole 23 mm, weight 300 gram. Celtic ... or ... Germanic spear, inlaid with tin bronze and copper. Total length 330 mm, width at widest point 57 mm, hole 22 mm, weight 360 grams.

He deals with reconstructive archeology and I have periods that I do things only with iron ... and at other times with bronze. Now, I'm dominated by bronze. Here are a few and them. Dagger, knife and two pins, reconstructions from the Bronze Age in the Carpathians. Knife 28.5 cm, weight 150 grams. Dagger 37 cm, weight 440 grams. Pin,19 cm, weight 45 grams. He deals with reconstructive archeology and I have periods that I do things only with iron ... and at other times with bronze. Now, I'm dominated by bronze. Here are a few and them. Zoomorphic dagger. Koban culture, 1100 - 400 B.C,Caucasus. Length 30 cm, weight 210 grams. Scythian set. Ax head length 16 cm, weight 235 grams. The length of the whole 56 cm. Tin bronze + wood + boar bristle and horse mane + braided cord made of linen. Knife length 27 cm, weight 170 grams, hand engraving. Bronze Age in Carpathian zone. Two axe,Bronze Age in the Carpathian,1300 B.C. The larger one with round head, 17 cm long, weight 190 grams, smaller, with decorations 13,5 cm, weight 220 grams. Koban culture,axe. Koban culture, 1100 - 400 B.C, ax. Weight 220 grams, head length 14.5 cm, length 66 cm. Hand engraved. Scythian bronze axe. Scythian ax. Head weight 200 grams, length 14 cm. The length of the whole 64 cm. Hand engraved.