VICTORIA - dark, "lightning strike blade" dagger , with finely detailed W damascus fittings - PM ---- edit - added some WIP pics :)

[Petr Melicharek]

Hi everyone!

Today, I'll show you one of my more complex projects. I've been working on it since the summer, and some parts were quite challenging. I'm always surprised by how much more time daggers take compared to knives. That need for "perfect" symmetry really takes its toll. I don't know the exact number of hours because I lost track around 200, but I estimate it took over 250 hours.
In the end, the result is a dagger with some fine details. The blade is a go-mai, made to the customer's request, and the hardest part was probably the guard and the final fit of all parts.
I hope you'll like it, and see you soon with more knives!
Cheers, Petr

VICTORIA

Blade - damascus steel 1,2842 (O2) + 75ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)
Guard and pommel - W damascus steel 1,2842 (O2) + 75ni8 Uddeholm (15N20)
Handle – Stabilised karelian birch
Average length - 35.5 cm (approx- 14 inches), Blade - 20,5 cm (approx- 8 inches), blade width at widest point 27 mm (approx 1 inch), blade thickness – 7-6mm (0.275 - 0.236 inches ) - distal taper
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[TRfromMT]

Lovely. There is an annual best bowie award around here for exceptional work. I think we need a best dagger contest now so this could win.

 

[Triton]

Great job as usual Petr! I look forward to seeing what else you have come up with. As a shameless plug for Petr, his work is even better in person than it is in the pictures. His prices are also very reasonable considering the crazy amount of work he puts in a project!

 

[AntDog]

That’s artwork.

 

[fishface5]

Holy cow, even for you that's amazing!

 

[jfk1110]

Fine display of your many skills.

Eye poppin good looks!!!!

Blade and pants

 

[Petr Melicharek]

Thanks a lot, everyone !!! I'm very glad you like it so much ! I will add a couple of WIP pictures from making guard and pommel...

Great job as usual Petr! I look forward to seeing what else you have come up with. As a shameless plug for Petr, his work is even better in person than it is in the pictures. His prices are also very reasonable considering the crazy amount of work he puts in a project!

Thank you very much Russ for those kind words! I have some interesting projects planned for this and next year too. So stay tuned! I hope you are still happy with our past project and see you sometime in the future maybe Take care

 

[Dusty One]

Perfection at its Best !
Fantastic Work !!