BEST SWORD
MAKER: Vince Evans
NAME OF SWORD: Roman Germanic Spatha
BLADE LENGTH: 28.75”
BLADE STEEL: Composite pattern welded, multifullered
HANDLE MATERIAL: Ancient walrus ivory
FITTINGS MATERIAL: Ancient walrus ivory and antiqued brass
OVERALL LENGTH: 36”
SCABBARD: Leather over wood w/antiqued brass mounts
SPECIAL FEATURES: Inspired by finds from Illerup Ådal, Denmark, 3rd century A.D.; sole authorship
SHARP STUFF: Vince also won Best Fixed Blade for his Italian Cinquedea (page 35, September BLADE®)
Some of the world’s best custom knives by some of the best knifemakers extant were saluted in the Custom Knife Judging Competition of BLADE Show 2022 June 3-5 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
The custom winners were honored along with the BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards (page 12, September BLADE®) before a packed throng in The Pit of the show’s host hotel, the Renaissance Waverly, the Saturday night of the show.
Four makers won two awards each: Dionatam Franco, Vince Evans, Fabio Barros and Dmitry Sinkevich. Franco, whose knife won both the
