Overview
Our sharpening service will provide a good serviceable edge on the blade. The result is typically “very sharp” with a small secondary bevel and a bit of an “apple seed” profile. The resulting edge is somewhat dependent on the particular blade. Some blades will take and hold sharper edges than others and the thickness of the blade will determine how wide the bevel will need to be. We adjust the angle of the edge to suit the specific blade and attempt to get as close to a bevel-less edge as possible without marring the surface of the blade.
The Sharpening Process
The sharpening service is done with a belt sander. The process involves many passes with sanding belts of various grits. The blades are rested between passes to prevent them from becoming hot and damaging their temper. By default we will sharpen as much of the blade as possible including any false edges if appropriate. If you have a different preference, feel free to make that request in the special instructions at check out. We can sharpen only the last half or third of an edge, for example. Our sword sharpening expert has personally sharpened several thousand swords at this point, so will provide you with a professional service.
What the Service is Not
The resulting edge will be “sword sharp” not razor sharp. Our goal is to provide you with a usable edge for cutting practice that will hold up to some use and not require constant re-sharpening. In other words, we intend to provide you with a serviceable weapon, not a personal grooming implement. The service will not provide a completely bevel-less edge. To create that type of edge will necessarily scratch up the blade surface and we lack the machinery and time to provide a full re-polishing of a blade’s surface. A service of that nature would be significantly more expensive as a great deal more time would be required. We do not offer this type of service at this time.
Disclaimer
We make no guarantee that the resulting edge will meet with your expectations. Every blade is different and some will take and hold a sharper edge than others, due to the blade material, heat treatment or geometry. Some customers can also have incorrect assumptions about sword sharpness and improper expectations as a result. All we can say for sure is that the resulting edge will be sharper than the default edge, in most cases, significantly so. We can not provide any refunds for the service once it has been completed, so consider it to be provided “as is”. That being said, if you are unhappy with the product for any reason, we do still allow you to return the item for a full refund, including the sharpening costs under our normal return policy. This does not apply to special sharpening requests, for example if we sharpen something specially for you that does not normally list that option on our site. The vast majority of our customers are happy with the results of the service, so as long as you keep the above mentioned in mind, we are confident you will be pleased with the results as well.
Shawn Duggins/Dieter der Blaue (verified owner) –
I remember this style of dagger when it was offered by Museum Replicas, made by Windlass Steelcrafts back in the 1980s, wanted one then, they went out of stock way too fast… Haven’t seen one since.
Unsure if Deepeeka is the new Windlass, or what the story is there, but this is nearly that same dagger. It has a solid brass hilt with integral fish-tail pommel. The hilt is small, cramping my large hand when I grip it. As we don’t fight with our daggers in our Battle Pageants, it’s not coming out of it’s sheath often, so that’s NOT the deal-killer a too-small hilt normally would be. The guard appears a separate piece, and is a classic Katzbalger styled “S” guard with ball finials at the terminals. The blade, ordered unsharpened, has a perfect “fighting” edge to it, but the tip is wickedly pointed so that would need to be rounded for stage combat use IF that was it’s intended use.
While it’s well made, there’s space in the peened hole of the pommel, sharp edges on the sheath’s rings’ bases. The dagger only seats perfectly in one direction, meaning that something is slightly funky, as the weapon is meant to be symmetrical. The sheath is puckered on the back and the seam has some variance to it. There are several nicks and blemishes in the hilt as well.
As I am hard on my gear, I’m not concerned about that last bit, I’m gonna be lucky to not snap one of the curved guards myself!
I’m coming to the end of my Landsknechting years, having done this stuff since the 1990’s, and am glad to have finally gotten a chance to have one of these, regardless that it’s not a high-end model or replica. This is perfect for any reenactor or RennFaire Landsknecht… Maybe not for a “lowly” pikeman, but definitely a Doppelsoeldner or Webel…