141mm - 150mm

German Böker "Siwss Army Mosaic Damascus Dagger"

- Made in Solingen / Germany -

Pre-Order available:

Delivery time is Feb. 28th 2025

Introduction:

As early as the 15th and 16th centuries, the Swiss dagger was used as a common weapon by Swiss pikemen and, due to its blade length, often occupied a middle position between dagger and sword. The dagger, also known as a baselard, usually served as a secondary weapon and was usually not issued as equipment, but had to be procured privately by the soldiers.

The extraordinary Twisted Damascus is now followed by the Mosaic Damascus, which is also very complex to manufacture. It is one of the royal class of Damascus forging and makes the impressive dagger an absolute highlight in every knife collection. In contrast to conventional Damascus, no layers are produced in the manufacture of Mosaic Damascus. Instead, complex Damascus bars are forged by hand into a mosaic in an elaborate and very complicated process. To do this, the Damascus package, which initially consists of stacked layers, is cut up and reassembled in a staggered manner to create a unique mosaic pattern at the end faces of the bar. The DAMASCUS is then cut up again and the complex process is repeated several times, the resulting pattern becoming finer and more unique with each step. Finally, the individual packages are stacked and forged in the shape of a square so that the ends of the individual pieces form a new surface. Forging temperature, forming, deformation rate and the previous steps must be optimally coordinated. This extremely demanding forging process, which only few DAMASCUS smiths master, is carried out to perfection for our Swiss dagger by Chad Nichols.

The dagger blade, sharpened and pointed on both sides, already had a diamond-shaped cross-section in historical models, because this construction proved to be extremely stable and effective. Characteristic of the Swiss Dagger is the design of the pommel and the crossguard. The unusual, curved design can be traced back to the early 13th century and can also be found in the authentic design of our hand-made edition. The shimmering dark handle made of hand-picked certified imported EBONY is bordered by the highly polished pommel and the crossguard and forms a perfect unit with the fine blade.

The leather sheath, specially designed and handsewn for this model, underlines the exclusivity of this coveted collector‘s item. It is delivered with an individual serial number in a noble wooden box and with a certificate of authenticity. Handmade in the Boker Knife Manufactory Solingen and strictly limited to 500 pieces worldwide.

Specifications:

Steel: Damascus (see description)
Blade length: 8.622“ inch / 219 mm
Total length: 14.173” inch / 360 mm
Handle length: 5.551" inch / 141 mm
Handle scales: Ebony Wood

Blade Thickness: 5 mm
Overall weight 256 gr.

Muela  Covarsí-C.TH Anniversary 30 Years Limited Collectors Knife

- Handcrafted by Muela in Spain –

Introduction:

"30 Anniversary" Numbered and limited Edition of 250 units (only !).

It has been 30 years since Manufacturas Muela incorporated the model COVARSÍ into its knife catalog.  Our knife CORVASÍ, was designed in honor of D. Antonio Corvasí (1848 - 1937), montero and gentleman who became famous for his hunting experiences and who knew how to capture in several books that have come to our days for school and enjoyment of several generations of hunters who, like him, loved hunting and Nature. A little more than a quarter of a century later, we wanted to celebrate this anniversary with a double tribute: to the person of D. Antonio and to our knife, whose figures were left 30 years ago, somehow united. With hooks of stabilized poplar root wood and a sheath made in the artisan workshop "Quercur Leathercraft" we are sure that our humble tribute to the great gentleman and montero who was D. Antonio Covarsí, this limited edition of 250 units, will be to the liking and enjoyment of many fans of hunting and our knives. In gallery of images, D. Antonio Covarsí, in photography coming from the edition of 'Narrations of a Montero' published by Ediciones Velázquez in Madrid in 1978. An extraordinary piece by design, manufacture and strength, whose quality is even more evident from the exclusivity of its limited and numbered edition of 250 units and its luxury details, full of know-how and authentic craftsmanship.

Muela's philosophy about their luxury knives:

Without a doubt, among "Manufactures Muela's production, Luxury knives occupy a very special position. Knives for which exclusive designs combine precious metals and woods with exceptional craftmanship. Embossed silver, etchings and enamels, added to various luxury elements, make of this series a superb example of authentic tradition and artisanship of our knives, even including hand-forged Damascus steel blades meeting the undeniable quality standards of the "Knives as jewels" concept and manufactured for these Muela products for many years. Naturally, each individual knife comes in its own specific high quality sheath, in a special presentation box, and accompanied with a certificate accrediting its limited production. So, this super beautiful and strictly limited Muela hunting knife comes with nice storage box with Muela certification.

Steel quality informations about that superb luxury collectors knife:

“MOVA” 1.4116 (X50CrMoV15)

It´s a classic steel and an excellent combination of Molybdenum and Vanadium that is highly stain resistant, though, and corrosión resistant.

Specifications:

Steel: 1.4116 = “MOVA”  (X50CrMoV15)
Blade length: 9.645” inch / 245 mm
Total length: 15.354” inch /  390 mm
Handle length: 5.708” inch / 145 mm
Handle scales: Stabilized Poplar Burl
Knife weight: 533 gr.

(We from Dream-Knives have no influence on which serial number we receive from Muela)