Blade: 440C high chromium stainless tool steel, hardened and tempered to 58HRC, mirror polished
Fittings/Bolsters: 304 Austenitic high nickel, high chromium stainless steel, mirror polished
Handle: Polished "Falcon-eye" Blue Tiger Eye Gemstone
Sheath: Red Rayskin Inlaid in Hand-Tooled 9-10 oz. Leather Shoulder
Knife: The "Classic" is a large, substantial, solid dagger. I've
hollow ground the double edged blade, leaving a solid spine
a full 5" up the center of the blade for great strength. The
blade has a fully tapered tang, full filework, even in the
choils and finger grooves. The double quillion protects the
hand from the edges, and the meaty handle belly and fishtail
rear bolsters lock the hand to the gemstone. The super-tough
and beautiful bolsters are made of 304 high nickel, high
chromium austenitic stainless steel, for ultimate wear and longevity,
corrosion free. The front bolster pair are sculpted and
polished to echo the lines of the dagger. The handle is rare
blue tiger eye (Falcon-eye), not really blue, but with darker
components than regular tiger eye, more rich deep golden
brown and less yellow. There are also fine red strands of
red jasper running throughout, with a few traces of
metallic gray hematite.
Tiger eye exhibits chatoyancy, the cat's eye effect of
light play from different angles, shown in the thumbnail
knife photos below.
Sheath: A dagger this notable had
to have a sheath to match, so I took the ambitious effort of inlaying 40 pieces of dark red
rayskin in the sheath body! The sheath is inlaid front and
back, and the belt loop is a dual loop, with decorative hand
stitching with tough polyester sinew. I've designed the sheath to
picture frame the gemstone handle when the knife is
nested. The sheath is dyed black, lacquered and sealed, and the edges
polished and finished.
This is a remarkable piece of fine
artwork, original and unique. Truly one of a kind.
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