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Handmade Swords: Dagfinnr – Day Finder — Dragon Slayer’s Sword
Maker: Jake Powning
Medium: hilt – bronze, blackwood; blade - pattern welded 1075/8670m; scabbard – quilted maple wood lined with sheered sheep fleece, bronze
Measurements: overall length 113cm / 44.5 inches, width at the strong 5cm / 2 inches; blade length 93cm / 36.6 inches; hilt length 20cm / 7.9 inches; weight 1548g / 3.4lbs
This is a dragon slayer’s sword, it represents years of research into myth and Germanic material culture and is the culmination of a 20 year career as a swordsmith. The blade is constructed from two nine layer twisted strands in the core and an edge of over 600 layer forlded steel.
Source: Copyright © 2016 Jake Powning
These are all the characters I designed for Spera: Ascension of the Starless Vol 1 (now available in stores: Amazon/bookstores etc). Enjoy!
Day dress, 1860′s
From the Museo de la Moda via the Museo del Romanticismo on Twitter