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I don't have the prototype yet - its in the mail, but when it arrives I will give a full review with videos. For now, I'd like to whet your appetites with some pictures and history.
The Hauswher (Home-defense weapon) is a distant cousin of the Grosse Messer, a weapon that comes in a variety of sizes and shapes. I love a few swords and knives above all others, and all of the members of the messer family are included. Basically, it is an old German version of a khukuri. About the same size, meant for chopping, fullered, similar sheath, similar in many ways except the curve is to the rear, not the front. I chose a beautiful example I found in an online auction website.
This one was made in Vienna in the 1830's.
This is the new HI version, based on a full-scale drawing I sent them.
(They really did a fantastic job of replicating it)
The reason I chose this knife was because the bowie chitlangi hit me one day. I said "where have I seen this knife before?" and I went looking...
I guess I should tell you guys now - The teardrop sirupati was only one of 30 or so knife and sword designs I sent to the Kamis. I sent everything from English polearms to the sword of Mehmed to shuriken. all full-sized drawings cut out of posterboard accompanied with smaller, full-color photos and specs.
So far, there have been two offspring of the project and they are both VERY pleasing to see ! I hope that the rest of the designs are brought to life and that they sell well. I did my best to come up with some of the most desirable, exotic, interesting and yet doable projects I could find. The only failure so far has been a German helmet - armor is apparently not a doable project. But anyway, so far, so good!
The Hauswher (Home-defense weapon) is a distant cousin of the Grosse Messer, a weapon that comes in a variety of sizes and shapes. I love a few swords and knives above all others, and all of the members of the messer family are included. Basically, it is an old German version of a khukuri. About the same size, meant for chopping, fullered, similar sheath, similar in many ways except the curve is to the rear, not the front. I chose a beautiful example I found in an online auction website.
This one was made in Vienna in the 1830's.
This is the new HI version, based on a full-scale drawing I sent them.
(They really did a fantastic job of replicating it)
The reason I chose this knife was because the bowie chitlangi hit me one day. I said "where have I seen this knife before?" and I went looking...
I guess I should tell you guys now - The teardrop sirupati was only one of 30 or so knife and sword designs I sent to the Kamis. I sent everything from English polearms to the sword of Mehmed to shuriken. all full-sized drawings cut out of posterboard accompanied with smaller, full-color photos and specs.
So far, there have been two offspring of the project and they are both VERY pleasing to see ! I hope that the rest of the designs are brought to life and that they sell well. I did my best to come up with some of the most desirable, exotic, interesting and yet doable projects I could find. The only failure so far has been a German helmet - armor is apparently not a doable project. But anyway, so far, so good!
