I've purchased Tod's Scottish Dirk, the Mary Rose Dagger and the Quillan dagger, along with a few of the eating knives and a couple of the leather pouches. I love them all! These are authentic period reproductions. There's been a hint that Tod may be adding the A726 Wallace Rondel dagger - 14thC to his Tod Cutler line. That's the one I'm waiting for. Lisa takes care of Tod's customer service and she is delightful! I'm thrilled with everything I've purchased from Tod!!! 👍
Thanks. In addition to this one I’ve also handled the Twisted Medieval Rondel Dagger and it is just as good as this one. I think you really can’t go wrong with any of Tod’s daggers.
I actually like the grip. You can sort of moderate your grip strength. Squeezing hard will be pretty uncomfortable, but those studs give so much more stability in the hand compared to just smooth wood. Squeezing hard gives something extra you don't find in other typical grips. A lighter grip still feels pretty stable and hard to wrench out of your hand. I did notice how hard it was to index, but if you really tie down the sheath on your belt, you can draw it in an almost predictable way. The historical dagger was round so I have assume that alignment wasn't a concern for it's original intended use. I noticed the square rondel hole as well, but what slightly bugged me was that my sheath's leather cords seem to be angled to be worn on your left side? They both come off in the same direction. decorations facing out, to the right side of the dagger. The classic ice pick right hand draw makes more sense to me considering how everything on this blade implies stabbing armoured opponents. Idk, I'm still fiddling with it. Its living on a shelf and I'm not going to be using it while on campaign against the Normans, so it's not really a practical problem at all. Todd is really historically focused, so maybe again it's another odd specific quirk that we modern enthusiasts don't quite understand.
I have a hand full of Tods daggers and knives and they are very good for the price and this rondel is what I'm looking to buy next as I already have the more basic one. Only one issue have you had any problems with rust?
@lincs 4life I haven’t had any more issues with rust than with any other steel object. I’ve just kept the blade slightly oiled. If anything I’ve been surprised that the studs haven’t rusted. The rondels seem to rust the easiest but they are luckily very easy to clean with just a rag. Other than that no issues what so ever.
I bought it from a Finnish webstore years ago and it has been sold out for quite a while. Here is the link though irongatearmory.com/product/knife-stand/?xdomain_data=DmUk8b9wf%2FPfxVAEAx%2BXjB8d9UCC0QtmyPLMLZAK%2BFlhb74YYhiHimlaiXbA5gD6
I've purchased Tod's Scottish Dirk, the Mary Rose Dagger and the Quillan dagger, along with a few of the eating knives and a couple of the leather pouches. I love them all! These are authentic period reproductions. There's been a hint that Tod may be adding the A726 Wallace Rondel dagger - 14thC to his Tod Cutler line. That's the one I'm waiting for. Lisa takes care of Tod's customer service and she is delightful! I'm thrilled with everything I've purchased from Tod!!! 👍
Thanks for the review, this was really enjoyable. I'm a huge fan of Tod Cutler pieces, and I really want one of his rondells.
Thanks. In addition to this one I’ve also handled the Twisted Medieval Rondel Dagger and it is just as good as this one. I think you really can’t go wrong with any of Tod’s daggers.
I actually like the grip. You can sort of moderate your grip strength. Squeezing hard will be pretty uncomfortable, but those studs give so much more stability in the hand compared to just smooth wood. Squeezing hard gives something extra you don't find in other typical grips. A lighter grip still feels pretty stable and hard to wrench out of your hand. I did notice how hard it was to index, but if you really tie down the sheath on your belt, you can draw it in an almost predictable way. The historical dagger was round so I have assume that alignment wasn't a concern for it's original intended use.
I noticed the square rondel hole as well, but what slightly bugged me was that my sheath's leather cords seem to be angled to be worn on your left side? They both come off in the same direction. decorations facing out, to the right side of the dagger. The classic ice pick right hand draw makes more sense to me considering how everything on this blade implies stabbing armoured opponents. Idk, I'm still fiddling with it. Its living on a shelf and I'm not going to be using it while on campaign against the Normans, so it's not really a practical problem at all.
Todd is really historically focused, so maybe again it's another odd specific quirk that we modern enthusiasts don't quite understand.
Thanks for the video/review🗡
I have a hand full of Tods daggers and knives and they are very good for the price and this rondel is what I'm looking to buy next as I already have the more basic one. Only one issue have you had any problems with rust?
@lincs 4life I haven’t had any more issues with rust than with any other steel object. I’ve just kept the blade slightly oiled. If anything I’ve been surprised that the studs haven’t rusted. The rondels seem to rust the easiest but they are luckily very easy to clean with just a rag. Other than that no issues what so ever.
Thanks for the review! Wanting to order one next month this comes at the right moment. ;)
Did you build the stand youself or could you link it?
I bought it from a Finnish webstore years ago and it has been sold out for quite a while. Here is the link though irongatearmory.com/product/knife-stand/?xdomain_data=DmUk8b9wf%2FPfxVAEAx%2BXjB8d9UCC0QtmyPLMLZAK%2BFlhb74YYhiHimlaiXbA5gD6
Thanks :)
Miauuu!