Spacemonkey Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Indeed... Would you believe my grandad dug it up in his garden while digging a new cess pit..? There's lots of Iron Age settlements around where his house is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NegativeCambre Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Spacemonkey, I don't know if you are the violent sort, but if you ever had the right mind to kill someone, do it with that rusty 2000 year old thing. Would make an incredible headline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 As if I would.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NegativeCambre Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Probably better off not doing it... would lead to a country-wide banning of all antiques. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
birchm Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Probably better off not doing it... would lead to a country-wide banning of all antiques. Â And of digging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 That's awesome! I wouldn't have thought an iron sword could look like that after being buried underground for so long. Â The only thing I've ever found buried in the ground was rusty nails... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thankyou.. It is in remarkable shape for one so old. You can still make out the shoulders where the handle guard would have sat. Would have been something similar to this: Â Would you believe that as a kid I would pop it in the end of some bamboo and throw it around the garden as a spear...? Â I've got an old Deleware stone arrowhead that was dug up in your neck of the woods... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Indeed... Would you believe my grandad dug it up in his garden while digging a new cess pit..? There's lots of Iron Age settlements around where his house is. can i go have a dig around please? it sounds like fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Well, put it this way I know where there is an unexcavated saxon village near the River Avon, Hampshire only a few miles from Ground Zero... It's soooooo ironic considering what the building he built on the site is used for today.... The Old Git was a building site manager, and when you dig up anything of archaelogical interest you have to report it to Indiana Jones and Co. Trouble is, that this could put the works behind by three months or so, with interest accumulating daily. Naturally the construction companies wish to avoid this, so managers were kind of instructed to kick things back into the earth... Go figure... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 aww what a waste. then again reburying stuff helps to preserve it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hmm but that's all dependable on the soil's qualitity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannyboy Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Hardly an original idea, but meh. Â Â Nicest feeling knife I've ever held, ever. Â [edit] Just started raining, took a few more ^.^ Â Â Edited July 31, 2008 by dannyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice. You can't beat the functional beauty of an FS dagger. IMO, rates up there with instantly recognisable design icons like the Porsche 911, the AK series, and Spitfires. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Very nice. Sexy blade there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannyboy Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 I really can't get over how amazing it feels. Not been this pleased with a blade since I first started collecting. Kinda wanna throw it, it's weighted beautifully, but so don't want to damage it ... or my walls Reckon I'll wait until I find my board, but it does sit nicely in the hand. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benjamin Willard Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 CRKT Desert Cruiser:    KaBar + 2x M16 Bajonet   And of course, not to forget:   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) Very nice-but quite new then..  This one of mine is about 2000 years old. Verified by the British Museum as genuine Iron Age sword. It is actually better condition than some of their display items...  http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g58/spac...it/DSC00132.jpg Hi, its definatly fron age, but also its definatly not from a sword . The tang is narrowing, that points to a wooden or entler hilt which is slipped/hammered over the blade. Swords featured a slipped-over grip and a riveted pommel at the end of the tang. Also the starting point of the blade is unsuitable for a sword, because it could not firmly hold a crossguard. I assume its a kind of a Seax Blade, judging by its shape late roman/early medival, eventualy germanic influenced, eventualy imported from the rhine area. Nevertheless, its a great piece of history, imho much more interesting than any "poser" items, because as a everydays item, it has a history to tell! Source: Oakshot "Swords of the Viking Age" Dr. W. Menghin "Das Schwert im fühen Mittelalter" (The Sword in early Medieval) Edited August 4, 2008 by Grimm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Well going by the size my first thoughts was a kind of Seax, but the British Museum has open evenings on thursday nights were you can take stuff for the curators to look at. The one in the Iron Age section told me he thought it was an Iron Age short sword of the pre Roman Britain era (about 2000 years old). There are quite a few similar shape in their display cases. Bear in mind that quite a bit of the metal has been lost over the years. There's some fantastic swords on display there and of course the Sutton Hoo helmet etc and it's well worth checking out if you ever come over for a visit. The real delight is every now and then there's a Japanese exhibit upstairs which feature some genuine Masamune swords.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HaVoC Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 (edited) The real delight is every now and then there's a Japanese exhibit upstairs which feature some genuine Masamune swords.. Real Japanese blades are beyond beautiful. I saw more than my fair share while I was over there (mostly in castle exhibits in places like Sendai and, I think, Himeji) and they are AMAZING. So elegant. Edited August 5, 2008 by HaVoC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I agree... I had some photos somewhere but no scanner I'm afraid. Part of the Cannon sponsored exhibit. Wifey's family had some 'hand me down' swords and armour from the good old days. They had two yoroi in the living room- I'd hate to think how much they were worth... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 The whole collection. From top to bottom: -USMC Ka-Bar -SOG Field Pup -Kershaw Blur Tanto (yes, I swore to never buy a Kershaw again, but this is the first one I found that I like, and I love it) -Gerber F.A.S.T. -Buck Multi-Folder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Crunchy Bunny Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 (edited) Have you ever experienced sharpening issues with the KA-BAR? Both my friends KA-BAR's are difficult to sharpen I'm the only one that can do it right actually (expensive electric sharpeners FTW). Â Â Â SOG Tigerstripe SEAL Pup> SOG Field Pup Edited August 12, 2008 by The Crunchy Bunny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pilko Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Is this the Bunderswehr issue knife? I mean the one that a Bunderwehr soldier would actually get in his kit? Â Kinda shiny to use in the field if so. Â That looked so awesome I had to buy one; lost my old red one anyway Impulse buys ftw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
101matt1 Posted August 12, 2008 Report Share Posted August 12, 2008 Have you ever experienced sharpening issues with the KA-BAR? Both my friends KA-BAR's are difficult to sharpen I'm the only one that can do it right actually (expensive electric sharpeners FTW). Â Â Â SOG Tigerstripe SEAL Pup> SOG Field Pup I've never noticed my Ka-Bar getting dull. I haven't used it a whole ton, as I've been trying to keep it nice, but I've cut a fair share, and mine hasn't dulled. There are some USMC Ka-Bar rip-offs out there that are made of pretty soft metal. Make sure they're the real ones. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Nice. You can't beat the functional beauty of an FS dagger. IMO, rates up there with instantly recognisable design icons like the Porsche 911, the AK series, and Spitfires. Indeed. Had the chance to aquire one, but back then I was a poor poor kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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