Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Soon I'll be casting a reproduction of the giant bronze age Ommerschans dirk, recently acquired by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands. In preparation I've cast the regular sized dirk that these giant ceremonial versions are most likely based. The regular size version is the so called Kimberley type dirk. At least two nearly identical blades of this type have been found. One has rivets, so originally would have been hilted. The one found at Kimberley never had rivets, and is therefore already a "ceremonial" version, just like the much larger ones. The Kimberley dirk is 34cm in length, and weighs just over 300gram. My reproduction is a little bit heavier, but the overal dimensions and maximum thickness match the original. The original dirk is in the collection of the British Museum, but sadly not on display: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=808735&partId=1 2 Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Ooh, can't wait to see the big one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michal Plezia Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 8:33 PM, Alan Longmire said: Ooh, can't wait to see the big one! Same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 11:33 AM, Alan Longmire said: Ooh, can't wait to see the big one! Me three. That is gorgeous work! “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Very interesting, did the museum allow you to take measures for the reproduction of this price object? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeroen Zuiderwijk Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 11 hours ago, Karim said: Very interesting, did the museum allow you to take measures for the reproduction of this price object? Jup, I had some time to study it up close, and take detailed measurements and photos (not for distribution though). I already had some detailed drawings, and was able to verify that they were accurate. Jeroen Zuiderwijk Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/barbarianmetalworking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Nice privilege then, seen it up close myself and cant wait for your version to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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