Handle: Bicolored Tiger Eye Gemstone, Australian Tiger Iron
Gemstone
Sheath: Hand-stamped leather shoulder
Knife: This khukri is finely made to custom order.
The hollow ground blade is made of high chromium 440C martensitic
stainless tool steel, with full intricate filework, and a traditional "cho"
at the start of the grind. The knife is a full tang, one solid piece of
1/4" thick steel from tip to tip. The tang is fully tapered for balance,
and I've adorned this beautiful piece with over 900 individual file cuts
in the filework. The bolsters are brass, hand-engraved in a curving
style to match the blade curves and the repeating pattern of the Tiger
Eye Quartz gemstone handle. The Tiger eye is chatoyant, with wild play
of light in the "cat's eye" effect. In the center of the handle is a
traditional palm ring, and this one is made of Australian Tiger Iron
gemstone, which is a metamorphic rock of Tiger Eye Quartz, Red Jasper,
and Hematite. The ring mounting required special fitting, as this is a
full tang knife, not a weaker hidden tang. The ring is inlaid with
through-tang retention hidden pins in the gemstone and through the
central brass bolsters. The sheath is double stitched hand-tooled, and made of 9-10 oz. thick leather
shoulder. Quite a piece of work!
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