Forging a WWI Knuckleduster Trench Knife: Doubled-Edged "French Nail" Dagger (Complete Build).
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2019
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The first French Nails were made from cut down Lebel bayonets. These bayonets were so long that three knives could be made from one
The french bayonnets had been not so practical and also there was the danger of breaking, so they had been cut down and the tips got wood handles. Also the french navy still had some boarding daggers from the 1830s (?) in stock, which saw their first use in ww l.
Neat
Some of these knives were still being issued for the Normandy invasion
That wooden sheath looks so brutally simple I love it
Good job. Glad to see that somebody made a knife video about WW1 history
Thanks Eli! I try.
You should read about the British Robbins- Dudley knives used in WW1
@@elimcgraw4066 Interesting, I'll have to do some digging on that. Thanks dude!
That was a beautiful test
Amazing work man
simple yet effective and cool looking
Very effective in the right hands
Try making the blade first. Then you can texture the grip or put on a handle or something and bend it in the vise last. ones I made turned out ok that way and you can put a bit more personal flair in it.
Cool dagger Phil, blade came out sweet
Thanks Matt!
Cool, might try this one myself.
Great video loved watching it was so cool. Got a old coil from my shocks going to fire up the forge and give it a shot! Thank for the video brother.
a work of art.
Beautiful
Well done 👏
Nice job
Thanks!
I HATE unbending coil springs; the last one I did was off a truck so like inch round stock with maybe two inches between turns. Took forever.
Preach it
le vrais a un diametre plus petit et la lame est est en forme de feuille alongée . cela dit le votre est tres beau , bravo , bon travail
I’d like to buy any available
No critics or being mean. This is a great project on your part, but at the point you were at an emphasis on the wide curve of the hand guard, I would have hot cut the forward part of the guard so that there would be enough space to bend it closer to the ricasso and close some of the guard's width.
Closing some of the guard's width may also have squared up the aft end where may have been able to forge in skull crusher. I realise you were going for historical accuracy, but just a thought.
Its an interesting idea, trying to shape those handles has always been problematic for me. I may try it one day, but yeah I was trying my best replicate the historic piece in this instance.
were bayonets ever converted in to trench knives?
Very much so. Men in both world wars frequently made knives out of bayonets they got ahold of. They also made what were called "theater made" knives out of found steel and used anything from wood or leather for the handles to making rather fancy handle spacers out of clear and colored plastic
Bayonets were also long as a defense against calvary.
Right! They had some really long ones in the late 1800's.
The main infantryrifles had also been rather long. The combination long rifle and long bayonnet should give a reach advantage in bayonnet fencing, and of course against a cavallysoldier with no lance.
Artists... always they make look easy to do what they perform 🤣
Emphasis should have read empass. Pounding my tablet with a hammer now.
🤣 no worries bro
Make a sword plz!!!!
I will, thanks for watching!
no tempering?
I temper everthing in the kitchen oven
Dude, I like your videos, keep it up. But, you need to get in close on that belt grinder, and get rid of the gloves. That thing ain’t gonna bite you!
You had my like at “stab the shit out of him”.
You can buy a nail knife for 20$
that's not the point... get it?