Bowie Knife

"You'll be making some ch ch chaaaanges." The spymaster stuttered. "They'll mostly be of the ashes to ashes variety."

YOU CALL THAT A KNIFE? THIS IS A KNIFE!

Epic Armoury’s Bowie knife has an pragmatic and imposing look to itself. With a blade length of 33, it is a knife that is very little frills and all buisiness With a small gold cross-guard, the . The imposing length and size of the blade makes the Bowie perfect for a Roguish or rather brutish warrior type Larp character. Made from durable closed cell foam around a fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your human inspired LARP kit.

HISTORY

• Bowie knives are originally an american styled knife
• Bowie knives are usually thought of as very australian, and a character like Crocodile Dundee popularized the knife

The Wizard was angry. Not only had they conflated him with the bombing of Dresden, not only had they ruined his Star Wars marathon, they'd had the temerity to ask about The Hat.

"It's a Witch Hunter's Hat. Do I look like a Witch Hunter to you?" he asked between clenched teeth.

"But it's on the cover of the books!" the annoying one replied.

"Then maybe you should have bought the UK edition." he said in a voice colder than the mantle of Winter's Knight.

Protecting the innocent people of your country from the spells and curses of witches rests on your shoulders. It is your responsibility to find the dreaded creatures and put an end to their evil ways--often at the risk of your own life in the process.

Anymore, the townsfolk recognize you by your iconic wide-brimmed hat. You had it enchanted to protect yourself from charms and illusions, but it is also a symbol of the hunter that you are. It is a warning to any witch who dares to cross paths with you.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s full-grain leather costume Witch Hunter Hat is handmade and embellished with a cotton canvas band, held in place with glue and leather pentagram along the brim, giving this gothic fashion a arcane twist. The stitching around the edges and the stiff crown strengthen this hat’s structural stability, so with regular leather care you can expect Epic Armoury’s Witch Hunter Hat to have a long lifetime. Use this Witch Hunter Hat to create a steampunk statement or add some interest to your kit.

INSPIRATION

• Inspired by a similar hat worn by Vesemir, Geralt’s mentor in The Witcher universe--considered the height of fashion in the year 1112!
• Also similar to the hat worn by Vampire Hunter D and Van Helsing

You let out a chuckle as you load your crossbow with another silver bolt. The ghoul howls from the first bolt embedded in its leg, and it tries to scamper away. As though it has a chance of escaping.

You take aim, pushing up the brim of your hat to get a clear line of sight. With a confident pull of the trigger another of your silver bolts fires and lodges into the creature’s heart. Perfect.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Dark Brown Coat Hellsing is a sleek and long-sleeved duster with an impressive mantle designed for magic hunters. Reaching from the neck to the mid-calf, this coat is designed to protect you from the elements while adding a serious, professional appearance. The coat is made from brown canvas and embellished with a contrasting lining. The slit up the back provides better movement, including comfort on horseback

Wear this coat open or closed with the six double-breasted rows of buttons on the front. The mantle is removable, and attaches to the third row of buttons. Coats are great garments for witch hunters or savvy adventurers, and the Coat Hellsing is a detailed outer layer that fits a wide range of characters.

INSPIRATION

• Inspired by Van Helsing and Hellsing, stories about vampire and the supernatural hunters
• Original dusters were used by horsemen to protect their clothing from dust

You are laughing too loud. You realize it must be scaring your enemy, because no one wants to face you on the frontline anymore. They think you are crazed. Maybe you are, because the adrenaline of being in a battle has left you feeling drunk with exhilaration.

If no one will come to you, it’s time to bring the fight to them! One poor soldier desperately strikes at you and you feel the thud of his sword against your RFB Viking Leather Armour, but it hardly makes a scratch. You see the terror in his eyes as your laugh fills the field and you bring the strength of your axe down upon him.

You are Raynor Ironshood. Let them fear you. Let them all fear you.

DETAILS

This bestselling Ready-for-Battle Viking Leather Armour is an adorned leather cuirass that protects the torso on all sides. Made from chrome-tanned, plated leather bands set in a diagonal weave on the front, this armor is both a distinct and practical addition to your kit.

Attach the front to the separate back plate with split-leather straps fitted at the top and sides and secured with iron buckles on the back. These straps make this cuirass highly adjustable, allowing it to fit closely to the individual wearer. Along the edges of the front and back plate the armour is rimmed with soft split-leather, making it harder to deform with excessive use.

This Viking Leather Armour is fully compatible with other Epic Armoury leather and metal armour pieces. While designed to fit a Viking setting, the style will also match a broad range of worlds and characters, allowing you the freedom to create your own unique style.

The street is a hard place to conduct business, but it’s a way of life you’ve become very good at keeping. Unfortunately, a poor ol’ sap hasn’t paid his dues. You’re an understanding sort, but you can’t risk looking soft. Not on the street.

So, you decide to give the ol’ sap a visit. Pulling out your Trench Knife and preparing your most intimidating look, you don’t expect this meeting to last very long. You’ll get your money today or the chap will be missing a few teeth. You’ll let him decide.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Trench Knife is a latex-hybrid single-edged knife with a detailed knuckleduster handle. The sword is 60 cm long and has a 40 cm curved blade inspired by weapons of the First World War. The intricate crossguard curves around the hand, providing a comfortable and protective grip for each individual finger around a 11 cm handle cast and painted to look like real wood with metal embellishments.

Whether you are a ruffian or gritty soldier, this Trench Knife is our highest quality gear due to its impressive durability and detail. The blade is made from closed cell foam around a fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, while the handle is a polyurethane foam cast that allows for greater detail and no maintenance. This hybrid model sword will make you confident in the safety and appeal of your weapon on the battlefield.

HISTORY

• Style of knife was developed during the First World War to incapacitate soldiers in close quarters
• Some of the earliest knuckleduster styled knives were issued by the US Army during WWI, including the 1917 and 1918 Mark I trench knives

"The rifle is the first weapon you learn how to use, because it lets you keep your distance from the client. The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn."

- Leon

WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE THE FINEST CUTS

Epic Armoury’s Hunting Knife has an pragmatic and imposing look to itself. With a blade length of 35 CM, it is a knife that based on skinning knives, with a pointed tip for penetrating skin or fur with a sharp single-sided edge. The simple and authentic design makes the Hunting dagger perfect as an extra piece of equipment to flehs out your Larp character and would go very well with a survivalist type character ala a Ranger. Made from durable closed cell foam around a fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your human inspired LARP kit.

HISTORY

• Hunting knives have their design due to being focused on doing the minimal amount of damage when cutting into hide or fur
• Hunting knives are still very common and it is not unusual to see them at fisherman and hunters

With a sigh of relief, the ranger stretched his sore back muscles and leaned against a large tree, his pale grey eyes surveying the great plains in front of him as dawn peeked over the grasslands. Tipping his hat, the rugged frontier man covered his face from the rising sun and took his first genuine rest in three days, fatigue taking over his body after the hunt of a lifetime. As he slipped into sleep, the frontier man was assaulted by vivid dreams of his epic duel with the beast, the roaring bear charging with its bloody claws, man-eating jaws aiming for his neck, thinking it could feast on the ranger as it did with the last five humans that felt before its hunger.

The hunter twitched in his sleep, his fingers grasping for his shotgun, finding it missing. The bear had knocked it from his hands with a swipe of its mighty paw, leaving Walt scrambling for his life, pinned by the massive animal. He was saved by the most simple and most loyal tool, his sturdy hunting knife. In a moment of despair and fear-induced rage, he managed to take hold of the horn-carved handle and, with strength that could only be matched by a man facing his own mortality, he sank the foot-long chunk of sharp steel in the monster's neck. As soon as the bear died, the memory faded, and the rugged rander finally found peace in his dreams. He slept for a few hours, the bearskin hanging from a thick branch nearby, drying in the morning sun, waiting to be turned into a worthy trophy for the hunter.

Inspired by American legend Jim Bowie, this large hunting knife is a latex and foam reproduction with a horn-styled handle made for LARP and other thematic events. With this rugged survivalist design, this blade is perfectly suited for rangers, hunters, veteran explorers, and other wilderness travellers. It can be used in many types of events, from fantasy to colonial, western, or even post-apocalyptic.

As with all of Athena products, this model includes:

• A soft and robust reinforced point designed for the estoc;
• A solid structure ready to parry
• A counterweight in the handle for unparalleled maneuverability;
• A 2 year warranty 
• LATEX-FREE and waterproof varnish
• Safe foam fake weapon designed for LARP combat, cosplay, theater and film.

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Nemesis Workshops (also known as Ateliers Nemesis) has specialized in the design and manufacture of weapons for LARP and Cosplay for 20 years. In addition, Nemesis manufacture props, costumes, creatures, sets and promotional products for film, theatre, corporate, as well as various types of immersive entertainment activities (GN/LARP). 

Their reputation for excellence has earned Nemesis a worldwide recognition in these fields. Nemesis' high-end weapons for recreational combat are sold and distributed in more than a dozen countries. With expertise in composite materials, as well as a passion for challenge, allows Nemesis to create and design many costumes, creatures, accessories and puppets for myriad different environments.

From acrobatic performances to stunts, from large-scale shows, from the excessive to the realistic or the fantastic: Nemesis Workshop approach is to design products that meet everyone’s requirements and to be inspired by your dreams to make them come true.

Nemesis Workshops offers several lines, including:

Nemesis Artisan - classic range of artisinal weapons, handcrafted and painted with care.

Nemesis Athena - a range of swords and daggers using thermofoaming and including reinforced tips.

Nemesis Forge - a combination of the artisan parts with thermoformed blades where you can choose your own component blade, crossguard, pommel and handle to make a sword just right for you.

Nemesis Intium - a more minimalistic style of weapons simply painted using weapons that have had some aesthetic imperfections during production that haven't met the stricter standards of other ranges. Offered at significantly reduced prices, this range is more affordable and accessible to many, and is structurally as strong as other Nemesis weapons.

DETAILS

The Trench Bowie is the knife that resembles an old hand-me-down. Modelled on the utilitarian and uncouth trench knives of World War I, this foam dagger combines the crude shape of a Bowie knife with the unadorned utility of a knuckle guard. It’s the sort of tool you’d expect to find clutched in the hand of a mercenary, a scavenger, or anyone who’s had to scrap their way through a rough world.

At 46 cm overall length, it's small enough to keep with you, yet big enough to do some good. The sawback edge on the clip-point blade provides grit and visual texture without compromising safety. The worn-wood-textured handle, with a worn-wood feel between the fingers, is wrapped in distressed brass, and the four knuckle guard finger holes give it a big, intimidating profile. It has character and grit, even when it's just riding on your belt.

Your Scramasax cuts down another goblin, leaving him in a pile of his buddies. They miscalculated your massive strength, and are reeling backwards on the retreat. So much for supposed alliances. They have learned too late that betraying an Orc of the Black Water would mean death. It’s too bad they won’t be able to share the word with their kin.

You adjust your sword, letting out a battle cry of rage as another goblin aims for your ankles. This one goes flying fifteen paces.

DETAILS

This bestselling Epic Armoury Scramasax is a straight, single-edged Celtic short sword. It is 60 cm long from tip to pommel and has a 40 cm blade with short false edge and a 30 cm fuller running down the length. The blade is broad with a large choil at the small brass ringed crossguard with its matching pommel. Its 13 cm long tanned-leather handle is oval-shaped, providing a comfortable and optimal grip.

The Scramasax goes great in almost any setting as a serious looking side arm, especially paired with a off-hand Wood Axe or a Celtic Longknife. Made from durable closed cell foam around a solid fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your kit.

HISTORY

• Also referred to as a “Saxon war knife”
• Used against Roman Legionaries during the Dark Ages

Named for the famed glam rocker, David, the Bowie knife is known to cut through prejudice and musical boundaries.

Nemesis Workshops (also known as Ateliers Nemesis) has specialized in the design and manufacture of weapons for LARP and Cosplay for 20 years. In addition, Nemesis manufacture props, costumes, creatures, sets and promotional products for film, theatre, corporate, as well as various types of immersive entertainment activities (GN/LARP). 

Their reputation for excellence has earned Nemesis a worldwide recognition in these fields. Nemesis' high-end weapons for recreational combat are sold and distributed in more than a dozen countries. With expertise in composite materials, as well as a passion for challenge, allows Nemesis to create and design many costumes, creatures, accessories and puppets for myriad different environments.

From acrobatic performances to stunts, from large-scale shows, from the excessive to the realistic or the fantastic: Nemesis Workshop approach is to design products that meet everyone’s requirements and to be inspired by your dreams to make them come true.

Nemesis Workshops offers several lines, including:

Nemesis Artisan - classic range of artisinal weapons, handcrafted and painted with care.

Nemesis Athena - a range of swords and daggers using thermofoaming and including reinforced tips.

Nemesis Forge - a combination of the artisan parts with thermoformed blades where you can choose your own component blade, crossguard, pommel and handle to make a sword just right for you.

Nemesis Intium - a more minimalistic style of weapons simply painted using weapons that have had some aesthetic imperfections during production that haven't met the stricter standards of other ranges. Offered at significantly reduced prices, this range is more affordable and accessible to many, and is structurally as strong as other Nemesis weapons.