Custom Champagne Sabre

WINE TALK
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I received a great gift from a great friend yesterday. After 1.5 years of sabrage using the back of the heaviest kitchen knife we could find, he ordered us a pair of custom Champagne sabres made by a local bladesmith.

The results are fantastic, and truly unique. I have a Duval Leroy on deck tonight for its first use. champagne.gif
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Pictures aren’t the best. Taken on an iPhone 4, and just slightly cropped. Really need to get a camera…

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Nice looking sabre!

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Holy hell that’s beautiful!

ME WANT!

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They are beautiful, Nick. Nice gift! Do you sabre the bottle every time you have Champagne or only on special occasions?

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No, not every time, but also not only for special occasions. It does tend to be more fun in a group setting when you are opening multiple bottles, and others can try if they want.

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Can this knifemaker do a Berserker special and make some more for a group buy?

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I had absolutely no communication with the maker. My friend coordinated all aspects. All I know is that the initial meeting to discuss the design was late nov/early dec, and they were just finished yesterday. I think there were 3-4 batches of knives he was making before getting to ours. Well worth the wait though as the work is outstanding.

His company is Serenity Knives. Here is a link to his website with his contact info and more pictures of his work: http://www.serenityknives.com/

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I think the lesson here is that I need better friends.

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So…pardon the stupidity but with an actual sabre, do you use the sharp side or still tje back? Also, french, I want one if you do a group buy.

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Ok, Dorta.

You use the dull side, unless both sides are dull, in which case you could use either, but I’d stick with the back side either way, as the curvature inward lends itself to greater ease when sabering.

I should post the video of Eric LeVine sabering at Seattle BerserkerFest…but I can’t find it

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Still cool and still want one :slight_smile:

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Very cool
Congrats

Cheers
Rip

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I’ve use a similar sabre on some champers. It had Henriot or something printed on the blade and looked pretty similar. The “sharp” side is very dull, and was effectively used for sabering each time by me and others. No need to use the back, and the top blasts off cleanly and easily every time.

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+1 [berserker.gif]

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As Todd said, both sides are dull. I just tried it out, and it was awesome! I used what would be the “sharp side” tonight, and the bottle opened with ease. The weight of these alone makes it so easy execute the opening. [berserker.gif]

I would like to think that the sword on the Berserker logo is a Champagne Sabre!

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That’s because it is!

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NM…ordered the fox knives sabre. Damn me and my wine related impulsivity…
Its cool looking though champagne.gif

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I can attest to that. [cheers.gif]