The White Shadow Dojo is a Martial Arts school run by Gwynne and David in western New York. This blog features information on our book "The Rhythm of One", our class offerings, a calendar of events, an edged weapons forum, articles on knife design, and a community space for the research and dissemination of Martial Arts. "Sometimes irreverant, often opinionated, always brutally honest."

Friday, May 30, 2014

knives for sale and more

There will be two new rare knives on our website in about two weeks. I have been doing a balancing act paying for the knives I have on reserve. To top it off knife sales have been pitiful. I have some very nice knives on our website for sale and I am not sure why they are not selling. If a knife is there it is available. No bidding and getting beat at the last second by someone using software that locks you out from the bidding. That happened to me enough times that I don’t bid there as often anymore. One of the knives coming is a WW-II X-dagger made from a bayonet (as usual) but it is slightly different. It is a suicide knife with a screw-apart handle to conceal a lethal cyanide capsule. It has a beautiful Camp-X style sheath. The other one is equally rare, or maybe even more so. It is an SOE insole dagger with the leather insole “sheath.” The insole has a pocket sewn into it to house the knife. The knife is curved to supposedly fit the curve of one’s arch. I’m willing to bet these proved to be very uncomfortable unless the shoe was also recessed to allow the knife to push down in. It is stamped J.P for the Glasgow silversmith John Paisley. So keep checking our Fairbairn-Sykes website for their arrival. I also have to pay off a knife already pictured on the website but not yet in my possession. That is the brass handled agent’s dagger stamped #4. Now you see why I am pushing knife “sales.” Luckily my friends who are selling these knives are quite patient and want to see them on our site. I have not shown them yet but I also have some new “old stock” Hanwei Japanese swords. These are remaining stock from our old webstore. They are new in their original boxes and some are not even being made anymore. I will be listing them but if you want a jump on buying one email me for photos and prices. I am cutting the prices to just above dealer plus shipping. Email me at ghdave2@hotmail.com to buy any of the knives or swords. Since I have been collecting fighting knives since I was about 13 years old I have a lot of other knives not listed for sale. If you are looking for something unusual, or a knife you are not finding on that auction site email me. I might just have one, or two. Here is a photo of the suicide dagger. For more info check our website in a week to ten days. While you’re there please buy a knife, pretty please. http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/fighting-knives-for-sale.html

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