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19th March 12, 05:39 PM
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Review: A Dirk from Boar's Tusk Armoury
Greetings folks! Very excited today as I had some lovely surprises waiting in my mailbox today. Stumbled upon a fantastic chap up in my favourite region of the US, the Pacific Northwest ( I miss it every day!) who does some truly fantastic knife smithing! I have been hunting around for easily ten years for a Scottish dirk but not just any dirk. Something truly unique and one of a kind. I am very proud to present my first dirk from Boar's Tusk Armoury (https://www.facebook.com/BoarsTuskArmoury), in Spanaway WA. Boars Tusk is owned and operated by Bob Powell, a truly talented smith producing some fine work indeed. It's a 16th century Piper Dirk. The blade is hand forged 5160 spring steel, the hilt is a English walnut with German silver fittings. The blade is 9 3/4 long 1" wide and the back is 3/16ths thick with a straight taper grind, 15 3/4 inches overall. Along with the dirk I picked up a sexy little bodice dagger for my lovely lady with a gorgeous purple heart handle! I Highly recommend Bob. He was great to deal with, fantastic communication and turn around. I know I’ll be going back for more!
Ethan Evans-Hilton
"Speed bonny boat like a bird on the wing. Onward the sailor's cry. Carry the lad, who's born to be King, over the seas to Skye."
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20th March 12, 11:23 AM
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Beautiful work indeed.
I procured a Cold Steel mass-produced dirk a while back, and it gets comments. Yours is a work of art.
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20th March 12, 11:34 AM
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Very very nice. Congratulations. That is something you should treasure for life.
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20th March 12, 06:50 PM
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Ethan,
I agree that he does great work. I have been looking at his knives for a few years now.
He lives down the road and always has some good looking merchandise.
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20th March 12, 08:13 PM
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Interesting... that thing's got a HUGE handle on it!
None too 16th century, I don't believe.
Interesting work, but I'm not sure of the history...
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26th March 12, 08:17 AM
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 Originally Posted by Ryan Ross
Interesting... that thing's got a HUGE handle on it!
None too 16th century, I don't believe.
Interesting work, but I'm not sure of the history...
The grip is a somewhat elongated late-18th C. style. "Dirks" in the 16th C. were still basically ballock daggers. This image shows the progression from late 16th to late 18th C's in dirk configurations:
Last edited by Woodsheal; 26th March 12 at 08:21 AM.
Brian
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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26th March 12, 11:08 AM
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A very handsome piece indeed.
Regards
Chas
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27th March 12, 05:49 PM
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My wife has been hankering after a bodice dagger for years - I think I am going to have to make a recommendation to her...! 
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