Matthew Stagmer - Baltimore Knife & Sword

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- Matthew Stagmer - Swordsmith, Artist, Pirate, Viking,

Matthew (Matt) grew up dreaming of being a knight. This is mostly due to his older brothers making him armor and such at a young age. In 8th grade Matt forged his first knife blade in Kerry's shop in Clipper Mill. After that he was hooked. He spent as much time at that shop as he could. At age 15 he started working for Baltimore Knife and Sword as the shop apprentice. Mostly cleaning rusty armor and grinding axes. About a year into the apprenticeship a large order of cutlasses came in and the need for Matt to step up and help with the blade grinding was urgent. From that day on Matt has been the primary blade maker for BKS. Though axes are still a passion for him his focus is on sword blades and custom hilts. Interests:

Viking weapon construction Early persian and indo persian weapon construction Cut and thrust swords Any kind of short sword Falchions and messers Bloom steel and crucible steel Leaf blades Porsche 911's Carving Flintlocks Golden Age of Piracy Viking culture Anything ancient