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KNIVES for rent

[Rental prices below are for the first 30 days.]

Photos are to illustrate guard only. Grip and pommel will change with each order

 

Do you need only the knife, or some way to attach it to the actor as well? Once you're done selecting the hilt and blade, take a look at our  leather goods  rental section, which has sashes, belts, frogs and scabbards

measurements listed are for blade length only - not overall size

    369 – HUNTER – 6" - as shown – [$6.74]

    368 – HUNTER- 5" - small single edge knives have been around for ages. This bone-handled version since the 1700’s; blade = 5"; as shown – [$6.74]

    322 – NAZI DAGGER – 9" blade - Based on the medieval Swiss baselard dagger.  prop only – [$10.11]

    355 – JOHNNY CORKSCREW – only one available, wavy blade = 13", costume grade only - [26.53]

    Y98 - A mix of odd-jobs. Rustic knife, Victorian scalpel, Fancy Carver. [5.40 each]

    377 – LARGE FOLDING KNIFE – a great big 7" wavy blade on a very sturdy grip. – [$6.74]

377 – LARGE FOLDER – same as above, but a straight blade – [$6.74]

    397 – ARKANSAS TOOTHPICK – a very menacing 12" blade. – [$14.74]

   372 – ROMANY FIXED BLADE – true Navajas are no longer imported (legally) into this country; the few we had left after many years of actor abuse no longer fold. We have welded the blade in the open position to make a good-looking and strong fighting knife. 6" blade. – [$12.00]

   357 – PADUA PONIARD – costume grade only, the poniard was a close-in single thrust killing weapon popular throughout Europe in the Renaissance and beyond. 12" steel blade. – [$5.89]

    326- EAGLE - [very limited availability] another small guard, but very weak blade. costume – [$10.11]

 

    353 - MARAUDER - the style probably originated among Turkish sailors, but was adapted by pirates and privateers in the Caribbean. Strong blade = 12" as shown – [$10.95]

    320 - ARABIAN - great for Othello or Ali Baba; blade = 10"; dress only costume – [$11.16]

    662 - PERSIAN - only two available; blade = 10"; a sturdy dagger – [$25.89]

   

394 - BOWIE - the Bowie is a generic title given to several knife styles which have very little in common with each other. No one can say for sure what the first one looked like, but all shared the same characteristics of being big, single edged, and meant for gutting a human being. Here are some variations. – [$13.26]

    379 – "SWITCHBLADE" – real switchblade knives are illegal in the United States. The best we can do is to take the novelty comb, remove the plastic and add a weak 4" aluminum blade. They don’t last long, so we only offer them for sale only, not rent. The only plus side here is that they look and operate just like the real thing. [$6.40] sales price

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    380 – GRAVITY KNIFE – Also called a "flick knife", it is not spring loaded. Instead, a button on the edge of the handle releases the blade, which can then drop down or pop out with the flick of the wrist (hence the nickname). This kind of knife cannot be dropped, for the release button can be easily damaged. It is not a switchblade, but in California we can't get any more of them, and we only have one. Reserve it early. – [$12.21]

 

older styles

    390- TANTO - fighting dagger of the samurai. Contrary to popular myth, it's primary function was not for the rare ritual suicide known as seppuku [hara kiri]; costume – [$12.21]

    392 - KWAIKEN - The kwaiken was a woman’s knife of Japan. Not meant for fighting, but only for one version of seppuku. The blade could be either single or double edged, and the weapon was not meant for self-disemboweling, but rather to slit the wrist and neck veins to allow one to slowly pass out before death.    costume, single edged – [$12.21]

 

361- BONNY SCOTTISH DIRK - a large weapon with an almost prehistoric look, it is the evolution of the ballock, and still part of the highlander’s dress uniform. – [$14.74]

 

 

small knives

381 – BUTTERFLY KNIFE – with a little practice, opens flashily with one hand [although it can rap your knuckles] – [$7.00]

389- STRAIGHT RAZOR –  and of course completely dull [$3.00]

    sorry, we do not have the blood razor for "Sweeny Todd", nor do we have any leads on where to find them

 

    Y77 - BARBER’S STROP - rhymes with "hope", yes this is the leather strap to hone the straight razor. [$6.00]

 

 

    370 – BOOT DAGGER -  3 and 3/4" blade. Everyone thinks that a boot dagger is going to be a really cool addition to a show, but boot daggers are very small (so they won't rub against the ankle) and when actors hold them are nearly invisible to the audience (it looks like the character is just pointing angrily.) - [$3.79]

    Helpful hint: If you have been told to get a boot dagger, do two things before ordering. 1) go to the costumer and find out what the maximum overall knife length can be. In other words, how much space do you have to house the knife. Then 2) take a ruler onstage and show the director what different blade lengths look like when stuck out of someone's hand. This way you'll find out the minimum blade length the director can be happy with. Somewhere between this minimum blade length and maximum overall length is the info you need to place the order.

 

 

    371-1- ROSALINE - trim "woman’s" dagger; 6" blade. This one works rather well for a "boot" dagger. – [$9.05]

 

 

    360 - SKEAN DUE - the Scots highlander would always make sure that he was appointed with sword, large dirk, and finally this small knife tucked into the top of his sock just under the knee.     –  3 and 1/2" blade.  [$7.16]

    365 - PUNCH/STRAIGHT COMBO KNIFE – this is a folding knife that only folds half-way, turning from a standard utility knife to a punching dagger –  3" blade.  [$2.53]

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