I spent a lot of time the last couple years with the sword. One thing I got into was the langes messer (German for “long knife”). I found Landsknecht Emporium, a custom sword and knife maker in Hungary, that specializes in hard use historical reproductions (both sharps and blunt trainers). I picked up a Gottfried, which I have posted here before.
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I have been very happy with this sword. It’s a bit shorter than a standard katana, it’s very nimble in the hand, and it is SHARP. Much sharper than any production sword I have worked with.
I didn’t have it very long before I decided that I wanted a matching knife. They don’t offer exactly what I wanted, so I drafted a design and sent to them. Several months later (they are in high demand), I got a message that the knife is done and on its way. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
They posted pictures on their Facebook page and apparently got so many requests and questions about it that they posted answers for all to see. Apparently LOTS of people want it. Landsknecht Emporium responded that they don’t recreate custom orders so sadly it won’t be available in exactly this configuration as it wouldn’t be fair to the customer/designer...but I let them know that I don’t care if they add it to their regular line up (it’s really their design, just scaled down). They are too backed up to do so but aren’t ruling it out in the future. So, who knows, maybe one day you guys can buy one.
I had pretty precise dimensions but don’t have the specs in front of me. It’s smaller than what I usually cut with, but Crocodile Dundee would be proud.
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