Knives in my collection

[Grumpy Monkey]

In the Introduction section I have posted, as requested by Gordon, some of the knives that I have in my collection.
They're not really bushcraft types knives, although some would be OK for some bushy-type tasks.

 

[WilS]

If you ever get round to photographing the swords, be sure to post some pics, I for one would be interested. All the best.
Will.

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

Will - I will do them in time. I put them into storage at my parents before a house move that never happened and they just stayed there!
At the moment I have 2 (they cost a fair wack!) swords, 13-14 FS's and 4 dirks (along with 2 targes, but they're not weapons just shields).

 

[WilS]

You're braver than I am, if I left decent stuff with my old man I'd never see it again!

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

You do have a point! My dad started collecting British Army handguns and rifles from the 1700's to the present day many years ago; he then went on to collecting native weapons from India, Africa and the many islands around the world. He also makes native weapons when he has the time, for his own amusement.
At the moment he has around 400 items in his collection, so I can see my stuff joining it if I'm not careful!!!

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

To save you time I've moved the pictures from the Intro section to this thread; hope you like them.

This is a custom Victorinox Huntsman I commissioned last year:

Another SAK I commissioned:

The knife I carry every so often:

A T. Turner knife. I like this one but the blade is nearly 4" long which means I can't carry it everyday; also the blade has a slight wobble to it.

A Myson clasp knife:

A really lovely Wade & Butcher War Department marked clasp knife that is heavy & solid. Sadly the main blade is too wobbley to make it useful, real shame that.

An unusual shaped blade (well, unusual to me) on a John Stringer (I think it is, the name is very worn) :

And a US Army stamped Pal Blade Co knife:

Oh yeah, and a little pruning ( ? ) 'Depend' knife by W. Saynor:

 

[mick spain]

Great knives, thanks for showing

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

Thanks Mick, just wished I had made them!

Here are some of the 'Scottish Collection'.

An early Victorian dirk. The blade is approx 11":

A military Piper's dirk with a blade length of around 11":

This is a piece I commissioned a couple of years ago. It is a bollock dagger, now known as a kidney dagger eversince the Victorians were a bit prudeish about the name!
It originaits from around the 1400-1500s and has a blade of about 13".

My favourite sword! Another commission piece, from the same people who made the 'kidney dagger'. This is from around the mid 1600's and is referred to as the S hilt sword (and not in support of the Stuarts as is sometimes thought).

And a close-up of the hilt:

And, finally, a non-Scottish piece. This is a WW1 Canadian Ross bayonet conversion with a blade length of about 10".

 

[mick spain]

Great stuff, I really like the S Sword, the folding knives bring back memories of seeing those sort of knives being used when I was young.

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

Cheers Mick. Yes, the S Hilt is lovely isn't it? And, boy, it is sharp!!!

 

[John Fenna]

I made a "quick and dirty" ballock knife for a re-enactor friend a while back, based on some illustrations I found on the net.
The blade is actually a modern German bayonet that Greg gave me.....

Effective little tools that evolved into the Scottish Dirk...

 

[Grumpy Monkey]

Nice knife. The really early ones had triangle blades and were used to stab through the joints in armour (arm-pits, groin or through the visor). As armour went out of use the blades began to flatten into a 'normal' shape and the hilts begain to change shape as well.