The Bedlam Dagger (Discordian Suite) |

∴ A Twisted Path ∴

The door is no different in appearance to any of the other portals you’ve passed on your way through this labyrinth. Studded and suspended from sturdy iron hinges, it bears a brass latch and a star of four iron bars lacing a circular aperture. Beyond is only darkness.

And yet…

Brushing the wood with your palm your mind is filled with a sudden susurrus of torment. A multitude of mutterings from every side, set to a symphony of rattling chains.

Much as every fibre wills you to step back from the door, you’re struck with an unsettling certainty that the artefact you seek lies amidst this madness. You can almost see it: a blade, sweet and slender, steel stark against the blackened star that beckons to your grasp.

A hand upon your wrist. A start and a stifled scream. Your guide shakes his cowled head.

“No,” he intones. “That way lies only madness.”

∴ Specs ∴

Part of the ongoing Discordian Suite, this dagger offers a minimalist take on the alehouse dagger’s protective basket. Featuring a chaos star covering of hardened steel bars and a pierced closed port, it makes for a powerful parrying dagger as well as a weapon in its own right.

A similar alehouse dagger would start at £800 plus postage.

Weight: 730g
Total length: 58cm
Blade length: 17″
Blade width: 3.5cm at base
Grip and pommel length: 14.5cm
Quillon span: 22.5
Sparring-safe edges, flex and swollen tip

∴ Notes ∴

The hardened steel furniture is oil blackened to a matte finish and hand-engraved. The closed port is pierced with a chaos star pattern. The hardwood grip is wrapped in steel and brass twisted wire.