Drop Point Hunter with Mammoth Molar (FB-32) - M390

Product Description for Drop Point Hunter with Mammoth Molar (FB-32) - M390

Maker: George Muller (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $595.00
Item num: 106974
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 4.00 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.30 in.
Total length: 8.20 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.07 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.06 in.
Item weight: 6.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 9 oz.
Blade: Hollow ground, mirror polished M390 stainless steel (Hrc 60-61)
Bolster: Polished 303 stainless steel
Handle: Mammoth molar set on a distal tapered full tang
Sheath: Pouch style cape buffalo hide sheath
Description: South African knifemaker George Muller makes an exceptionally dramatic knife -- and at a price that would never be found from a US maker. Visiting with Muller during my trips to South Africa is always a highlight. The colors, textures and style of this knife all work perfectly together.
The blade is hand ground M390 stainless steel, with a Rockwell hardness of 60-61. M390 is a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto it due to a high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. Its unique powder metallurgical process also promotes a uniform carbide distribution and clean steel properties, making M390 a popular steel used in surgical cutting instruments and in applications requiring a high finish. It offers excellent corrosion resistance due to its high concentration of chromium. The blade is hollow ground for an easy to maintain edge.
Handle scales are ancient woolly mammoth tooth. For strength and durability, the scales are set on a distal tapered full tang using mosaic pins. The scales are dovetailed to polished 303 stainless steel bolsters.
This knife is accompanied by a hand stitched cape buffalo hide sheath.
Excellent work throughout!


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