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Looking for artisan weapon smith in Ireland.

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  • 29-09-2009 8:36am
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    MrParanoid
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    Hi Everybody,

    No idea if this is the right place for a question like this, if not, please move the thread? :rolleyes:

    A friend of mine has been very interested for multiple years in making / forging his own sword, and because its his birthday soon, and he is getting married soon, I was looking for an artisan weapon smith to make him a custom sword or preferably let him make his own. I googled the hell out of weaponsmith, blacksmith, artisan in front of it, Ireland behind it, but no real results i could find.

    Anyone any idea if there even are any artisan weapon smiths or armor smiths in Ireland? Let alone one that would have a 'workshop' to let him create his own?

    Thanks in advance for answers, would be a great help.
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    spinandscribble
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    Mike from galway. Made a sword for me for my ex as a present. if i can find his number or details i'll get back to you.


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    MrParanoid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭MrParanoid


    If you could :) would be great, thanks for that.


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    stitchlily
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭stitchlily


    Try looking in the re-enactment forum www.livinghistory.ie, or put an ad up there. Lots of guys there into swords...


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    forgingfool
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    Try looking on: www.irishblacksmiths.com there are lots of smith listed on there.


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    Dutchess
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    I know Mike in Galway. He's lived in the US for a while now though. I also know that for all the cool stuff Mike makes he doesn't really do classic forging. There's a really talented blacksmith based in Letterkenny called Charlie Gallagher. He doesn't have a website, but he's a good friend of mine so if you're still interested I could certainly get you in touch with him.


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