Five hundred years ago, neither hosts nor inns provided guests with eating utensils. "Members of the upper class never traveled without their own set of cutlery," Sara Coffin, curator at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City.  

People used to carry their own cutlery and ate with a pricker, knife and spoon before the wide use of the fork. Some of the first forks were two tined.  The fork replaced the pricker that was used to hold the food down, the knife to cut it, and eaten using the spoon.  This is based on existing sets of knife and forks, from all over Europe.

The Tudor Knife & Fork is made of stainless steel and has matching handles of wood.  The knife measures a full 9 inches in length, nearly 1 inch in width, and 5 inch blade.  The fork is nearly 8 inches long. Both in the scabbard are nearly 10 inches long. The tang is full or "scale".

The Tudor Knife & Fork is perfect for medieval, historical reenactments groups, 100 years war, and the SCA.

This product might vary from item to item. Available with a scabbard for $45.

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