Ibor Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Ibor; are you involved with a living history group? Very nice work indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibor Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Very nice work, all of it! The knife looks awkward to hold let alone use. Do you know what it was used for when would've been in use? Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibor Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 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 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Ibor said: and ask for cut punches, I'm not sure what you mean by that Ibor. Do you mean stabbing? Punch the blade in lengthwise? I can't imagine a practical way to use a 41.5cm. knife with a handle like that. BUT if the curved piece fit in your palm and the blade extended between your fingers it might make a good "punch dagger." A modern punch dagger typically has a T handle and a double edged blade. Frosty The Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Hall Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'm imagining the "U" of the handle resting in the palm, with two fingers around the narrow portion -- think of making the Spiderman gesture -- leaving the thumb and index finger for making a pinch grip on the blade. I wonder if this would lend itself to long push or pull cuts for slicing large pieces of meat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvain Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Hi, I've a lot of questions for you. Can you reach me to my email? Thank you. Sylvain E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Welcome to IFI Sylvain... have you read this? READ THIS FIRST - Who do you have questions of? You might want to send them a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 the OP hasnt been here in 2 months, doubt he will see this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibor Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 ... I'm here .... what's happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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