The Story of Sindarin:

For long before Illantul’s recorded history, the magic of the elves of the Eastern forests brought unnatural strength, growth, and beauty to their woodland realm.  It is said their trees grew to towering heights, while the vines and lush undergrowth were as beautiful as they were deadly to all that entered unwelcomed.  The same magic that brought about their remarkable forests was used in the forging of a blade the Elves named Sindarin.  A beautiful blade that greatly enhanced its owner’s strength and constitution, yet to its foes it proved to be equally as deadly as realm in which it was forged.    

Actual Design and Construction:

The original blade blank was forged by Windlass Steelcrafts using 1085 high carbon steel.  I slimmed down the entire blade, gave it a traditional leaf shape near the ricasso, and added fullers to both sides.  I etched a falling vine inside of a recessed design into both sides of the blade. The crossguard is fashioned from a single piece of ¼ inch brass, which I hand carved into a wreath of leaves, then it was annealed and bent to shape.    The handle is carved from African Blackwood and sits atop of a brass spacer, I inlaid brass in the design of a branch of leaves on each side of the wooden handle. Another brass spacer sits atop of the handle prior to an African Blackwood finial. All of the brass fixtures are treated with a patina. The guard and the entire hilt assermbly are secured with steel line-up pins and a threaded brass pommel which can be tightened with a 1/.16 inch steel pin or drill bit,. completing this dagger’s take down design.

Specifications:

Blade length: 12 inches

Overall length: 18.125 inches

Hand grip length: 4 inches

Blade width at widest point: 1.625 inches

Guard width: 4.5 inches

Weight: 14.85 ounces

Balance point: 1.0 inch in front of the guard

Sheath Construction:

The sheath is constructed of 4-5 oz premium veg tan leather and wet formed to the blade with hand stitching down the back spine.  The body of the sheath is tooled with a similar vine to the one on the blade and stained light brown with black antiquing.  The leather throat, and midsection that frame the vine are hand stitched to the sheath body and stained black, as is the chape.   .