NORFOLK HERITAGE COLLECTION
A selection of knives made using materials with an historical connection to Norfolk.
18th-19th Century Mariners Knife.
Damascus blade forged from wrought iron & 19th Century carbon steel with wave pattern approx 40 layers.The wrought iron is from 1 inch dia long rivets or tie rods off HMS Victory.
The handle is Oak from the Victory, the Copper ferrule is forged from a lightning conductor also from HMS Victory
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18th-19th Century Mariners Knife.
Damascus blade forged from wrought iron &
19th Century carbon steel with twist pattern approx 20 layers.The wrought iron is from 1
inch dia long rivets or tie rods off HMS
Victory.
The handle is Teak from the lower gun ports on Victory, the ferrule is Oak also from HMS Victory.
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Bushcraft/ Foraging Knives.
A selection of knives made to clients specs. Blades are laminated with 2 outer layers of HMS Victory wrought with a central core of high carbon steel. The blades where given a deep etch in acid to emphasize how crude the iron is compared with mild steel which is the modern equivalent. Handles are Victory Oak, ferrules are Victory copper lightning conductor
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18th-19th Century Mariners knife
Blade is laminated with 2 outer layers of HMS Victory wrought with a central core of high carbon steel.
Handle is Oak from Victory and English Yew from Burnham Norton Churchyard the birthplace of
Horatio Nelson and at the time his father was Rector of the Church
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Bushcraft/ Foraging Knife.
Knife made to clients specs. Blade is laminated with 2 outer layers of HMS Victory wrought with a central core of high carbon steel. The blades where given a deep etch in acid to emphasize how crude the iron is compared with mild steel which is the modern equivalent. Handle is Victory Oak & Pitch Pine from Cutty Sark ferrule is Victory copper lightning conductor
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Brokenback Seax
Viking Seax with Bog Yew handle approx 3,000 years old,(dug out of
neighbours field).The blade is laminated with two outer layers of 13th-century wrought iron from All Saints Church Leighton Buzzard, founded in 1277, the core is 19th century carbon steel.
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Petty Kitchen Knife
Japanese style paring knife, laminated blade with outer layers HMS Victory wrought Iron with core of re cycled Victorian sawmill blade length 10cm
Handle is Pitch Pine from the Cutty Sark, the Norfolk connection being the Captain of the Cutty Sark was Richard Woodget who was born in Docking & lived in Burham Overy Staithe when he retired and is buried in Burham Norton churchyard.
The ferrule is Mahogany from Gypsy Moth 1V,
Sir Francis Chichesters record breaking round the world yacht.
Price---£138-00 +p&p@cost