Knights Templar Crusader Dagger
Product information "Knights Templar Crusader Dagger"
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule.
The Second Crusade was launched in 1147 under the Kings Louis VII and Conrad III respectively, but failed to win any major victories, launching a failed pre-emptive siege of Damascus, an independent city that would soon fall into the hands of Nur ad-Din, the main enemy of the Crusaders .The Third Crusade was issued by Gregory VIII in 1187, after Jerusalem had been recaptured by the armies of Islam under Saladin. Philip and Richard with their armies, departing only in July, 1190, crossed the sea and, after stops at Sicily and Cyprus, landed at Acre—Philip in April and Richard in June—where they joined the siege, and the city surrendered in July, 1191. Philip departed for France in August, leaving Richard in control. The terms of the surrender of Acre included a prisoner exchange and the return, by Saladin, of the True Cross, which he had captured with Jerusalem in 1187.
Gen 2 used the 12th Century dagger to make this dagger because of its simple cruciform design and also because it was used by many European countries.
Details:
Blade length: 38 cm
Handle/Hilt length: 18 cm
Overall: 49,5 cm
Balance Point: At Cross guard
Weight: 705 g
The Second Crusade was launched in 1147 under the Kings Louis VII and Conrad III respectively, but failed to win any major victories, launching a failed pre-emptive siege of Damascus, an independent city that would soon fall into the hands of Nur ad-Din, the main enemy of the Crusaders .The Third Crusade was issued by Gregory VIII in 1187, after Jerusalem had been recaptured by the armies of Islam under Saladin. Philip and Richard with their armies, departing only in July, 1190, crossed the sea and, after stops at Sicily and Cyprus, landed at Acre—Philip in April and Richard in June—where they joined the siege, and the city surrendered in July, 1191. Philip departed for France in August, leaving Richard in control. The terms of the surrender of Acre included a prisoner exchange and the return, by Saladin, of the True Cross, which he had captured with Jerusalem in 1187.
Gen 2 used the 12th Century dagger to make this dagger because of its simple cruciform design and also because it was used by many European countries.
Details:
Blade length: 38 cm
Handle/Hilt length: 18 cm
Overall: 49,5 cm
Balance Point: At Cross guard
Weight: 705 g
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October 7, 2009 12:34
Ah, schade, jetzt gibts den Crusader Dagger auch mit rotem Templerkreuz. Ich hatte ihn mir inzwischen mit schwarzem Kreuz gekauft, was den Verdacht aufkommenließ, daß ich dem Deutschen Orden beigetreten sei. Generation 2 macht ausgezeichnete Qualitätsarbeit und ich hatte meine Bewertung schon für den Crusader abgegeben. Ich denke hier verhält es sich so wie bei ersterem - schlichtes funktionales Design, hervorragende Verarbeitung. Schönheit liegt immer im Auge des Betrachters.