04-04-2009, 06:33 PM
Hello all
I had a spare few moments and a hot forge so I churned out a generic Roman knife quickly to take a look at the details of the originals and to have an experiment.
It has got me wondering about the tangs and what was going on there. Looking at originals many of the tangs have no pins, are off centre like the example below and are curled at the end presumably for hanging.
Can anyone tell me what was happening with the handles on this type of knife, they seem to fit comfortably enough in the hand, where they handleless?
I had a spare few moments and a hot forge so I churned out a generic Roman knife quickly to take a look at the details of the originals and to have an experiment.
It has got me wondering about the tangs and what was going on there. Looking at originals many of the tangs have no pins, are off centre like the example below and are curled at the end presumably for hanging.
Can anyone tell me what was happening with the handles on this type of knife, they seem to fit comfortably enough in the hand, where they handleless?