Dagger by Shane Emig

This custom dagger is the first and only dagger that Shane has crafted to date. The blade is hand forged from 1095 high carbon steel, hand filed and polished, and properly heat treated for rugged use. It features a hand filed steel guard, brass furniture and a Curly Maple handle. The design of the dagger was a collaboration between Shane and the customer, and gives a somewhat European feel to it.

The Jacob Dickert Rifle

This rifle, just completed by Shane, is based on the earliest work of Jacob Dickert that would have a heavy Moravian influence, though not a copy of any existing rifle. It features a custom, 44" long Wrought Iron barrel that was developed just for this project. The lock on the rifle is a Davis Colonial American Flintlock that has been heavily modified to fit the build. Other than the lock and barrel, every other part on the rifle has been made by hand here at the shop using 18th Century tools and technology. The double set triggers, all springs, lock bolts and wood screws were all hand made. The butt plate, ram rod pipes and muzzle cap were hand swaged, fit and filed. The trigger guard and side plate blank were both hand cast here at the shop. The four piece patch box is made in the style of a known surviving patch box attributed to the early years of Jacob Dickert and all hand engraved and stippled. The rear sight is made from wrought iron and hand engraved while the front sight is made of wrought iron and coin silver. The muzzle has been punch decorated, and the breech area of the barrel has been inlaid with a silver cartouche to signify that the barrel is one of our custom wrought barrels.

Wrought Iron Belt Axe

This is one of Brads hand forged and "gunsmith finished" wrought iron belt axes. The head is forge welded from 18th Century wrought iron with a high carbon steel bit welded in to the cutting edge. The curly Maple haft has been hand fit to the head, inletting the ears on the axe head into the handle for added strength and rigidity. The haft was hand hewn to shape and finished off with a brass pommel cap.