Macha Navigator Tactical Art Knife

• Size: Length overall: 11.75" (29.8 cm), Blade Length: 6.5" (16.5 cm), Thickness: .246" (6.2 mm)
• Weight: Knife: 1 lb. 1 oz. (482 grams) Sheath: 8.5 oz. (241 grams)
• Blade: ATS-34 High Molybdenum Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C59, Mirror Polished
• Bolsters, Fittings: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel, Hand-engraved
• Handle: Australian Mookaite Jasper Gemstone
• Sheath: Hand-carved Leather inlaid with Lizard Skin
• Knife: The original Macha design is named for the Celtic goddess of war, and is pronounced mak-kha. This is a variation of the design, originally created for a military combat navigator role. I decided to make one in high collector's art fashion, with fine materials, finishes, and embellishment, and here is the result. The blade of the Macha Navigator is ATS-34 high molybdenum martensitic stainless steel, chosen for it's high toughness at thinner cross-sectional geometries. The blade is deeply hollow ground, and brightly and beautifully mirror polished. The hollow grinds are perfectly matched, with sweeping grind terminations and crisp lines. The blade has plenty of single bevel razor-keen cutting edge, and two inches of my vampire rip teeth serrations. The two-thirds top swage reduces point profile yet leaves plenty of fully thick spine to support the blade. The spine is very strong, as the blade is ground from 1/4" stock. The spine and tang are fully fileworked with a modified vine pattern, and the tapered tang helps to balance the weight right at the forefinger. The large front bolster is sculpted and contoured on the front face and the rear bolster features a through-tang 5/16" lanyard hole. Both bolsters are made of high chromium, high nickel 304 stainless steel, a zero-care stainless of tremendous toughness. I mirror finished the bolsters and hand-engraved them with an aggressive interlocking pattern. The dovetailed bolsters bed a pair of book-matched Mookaite Jasper gemstone handle scales. This striking gemstone is hard and very tough, and ranges from near white to dark red with striking yellows. The stone even has a metamorphic area near the rear bolster that appears to be converting to cryptocrystalline quartz chalcedony, smooth and glassy. This is a fascinating gemstone and is inviting and comfortable in the hand.
• Sheath: Of course the sheath had to be very nice, so I made one with 21 inlays of well-matched brown lizard skin in 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, hand-stitched with polyester sinew, dyed tan, lacquered and sealed. The sheath has a deeply plunging mouth to frame the jasper handle, and a high back to protect the knife and wearer. I constructed it so that an easy finger pull of the hawk's bill quillon on the rear bolster pulls the knife. The lizard inlay pattern echoes the curves and lines of the engraving, and even the belt loop has inlays of the lizard.
• A great unique knife for investment, collection, or use, and sure to appreciate!
• Price: $3295.00
• Status: Available. Email me to purchase this fine knife.
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