The Fire Dog, an historical warriors belt knife

[Templehound]

A few days ago I ran across the finish line of a "marathon" with this armored dog.
The knife of a historical warrior of an indeterminate culture had to provide the pretext.
The blade has a length of 235 mm, overall length measures 380 mm and it is ground from 1.2419.05 cold work Tungsten tool steel of the Lohmann company in Germany.
Bolsters are made from copper and the scales is steel riveted rams horn.
The sheath is made from half tanned cow leather with a rawhide core and the velds are made from Steller sea cow bone.
Armored with copper, steel and buffalo horn.Every piece is counter riveted from the inside and the belt clip had its own spring steel heat treatment.
Cheers

 

[SharpBits]

Impressive! That sheath is wild, I love it!

 

[i4Marc]

I always enjoy your design aesthetic.

 

[AntDog]

Only thing that bugs me is the scales not being flush with the tang. That bugs the crap out of me. Every other aspect looks great.

 

[Dawkind]

Great job and love that sheephorn….superb job!

 

[fishface5]

Very imaginative and impressive!

 

[Lorien]

there's a lot of stuff going on, done really well- it's cohesive, design wise, too. The heirloom fitment is tough to do, and doing it with that gnarly horn must've given you fits- not to mention the peened pins. I love the Persian ear treatment generally, but again it's all the more impressive that you did it with such a challenging material. And you honoured the horn by preserving its integrity while pulling off some pretty high end moves
The transition to the bright finish of the blade is very cool. This knife has a lot to say. Truly a work of Art.

 

[jfk1110]

Your work always leaves me drooling in awe........Classy package......