Just an unasked piece of information. Daggers were used for a specific purpose and it wasn't cutting up your food. All the actual eating knives I have seen in European Museums and Marc de Gaukler's actual archeological pieces look a lot like a common eating knife, or a paring knife. The top of the blade blunt and the bottom with an edge. Handles were wood or bone. Taking a look at the pictures that show them actually eating and you will see this.
Now that I've given you a whole bunch of information that isn't what you want...http://www.medievalwares.com/new.htm Take a look at the knives about 1/2 way down the page. Your boy can always look snarky at his friends and point out that his knife is a Proper Period Style! My eating knife is actually a fishing knife I bought from Finland. It has a leather scabbard and is the sharpest thing I've ever owned.! It also cost about $6.00 then. Try this URL because I think they made mine: http://www.kellamknives.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 EEE! I just looked at the prices! I should have invested in this company instead of Microsoft! Still that is the actual form that you are looking for. Here is the URL for a place that might satisfy him http://www.swordsknivesanddaggers.com/catalog/medievalweapons/MedievalDagger s.aspx Best place to find such is at an SCA event with merchants. I've never seen a large grouping that doesn't have a nice selection. I must admit to a real weakness for sharp point objects. Regina Romsey > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of REBECCA BURCH > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 2:41 PM > To: h-costume@mail.indra.com > Subject: [h-cost] Source needed > > > Does anybody have a good source for an inexpensive > eating dagger? > > We want to get something garb related for Ansel's > stocking and a dagger would be about the right size. > > Thanks for any input. > > Rebecca Burch > Center Valley Farm > Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA > > The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the > flat folds and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
