Dagger

[Bruce Bump]

Just finishing up a dagger for export.
This one was a challenge mostly because of the gold. Thats not brass guys thats 14 kt gold with nickel pins. The blade is some of my dual mosaic as are the quillions and pommel. The sheath is fiberglas with deer skin covering. The throat and tip is the only place for engraving so Jere Davidson kinda went crazy there.
The ivory is the whitest mammoth Ive ever seen. It came from the core of the tusk so apparently was protected from elements for thousands of years undergound.

Here are some not so great photos.

 

[R Appleby]

Very cool piece Bruce

 

[Ausbrooks]

Super impressive as usual- a knifemaker's knife.

 

[KenH]

Bruce - Words fail me. that is WOW!!! So much detail. That is some white mammoth for sure. Beautiful!

Ken H>

 

[Rudy Joly]

Seriously ?
Beautiful work Bruce. Never mind reaching the bar.....you set it out of sight.


Rudy

 

[Calvin Robinson]

Wow Bruce,I'm like Ken,pretty much speechless. Going over and over the closeup photos,trying to imagine how you did things will keep me busy for a while. Thank you for posting this with all the different photos.
An awesome,beautiful,and incredibly difficult job done masterfully.

 

[Plas62]

Wow!! Very impressive.

 

[Justin Presson]

Very very nice work! So much going on but all comes together smoothly.

 

[backtines]

Amazing work!

 

[AkWildman]

Wow,very nice ! The gold on the cross guard reminds me of hinged armor .

 

[Mason Knives]

Amazing work Bruce, looks amazing!

Cheers

Paul

 

[Tom Militano]

Awesome work Bruce

 

[wdtorque]

Awesome!
Love it.
Dozier
Accuracy beats speed

 

[Dennis Morland]

That is amazing! Just - WOW.

 

[Brad Lilly]

Outstanding knife, I'm always amazed at your craftsmanship.

 

[Bruce Bump]

Your comments are appreciated. You guys are the best!!

 

[BonhamBlades]

Oh my!

 

[Dan Pierson]

That is beyond amazing!

 

[J. Doyle]

Very cool Bruce. Interesting the way you did the wire wrap, especially at the front. Really nice work.

 

[D. Crawford]

Awesome piece of work Bruce. Lots of really interesting & creative details here.