LL-XX Flipper with Meteorite and Mammoth Molar (IKBS)

Product Description for LL-XX Flipper with Meteorite and Mammoth Molar (IKBS)

Maker: George Muller (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 93924
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.30 in.
Total length: 7.80 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.00 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.12 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.09 in.
Item weight: 5.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 6.6 oz.
Blade: Hollow ground stainless damascus by Damasteel
Bolster: Front and rear Gibeon meteorite bolsters
Handle: Stabilized woolly mammoth tooth
Style: Flipper with IKBS liner lock
Description: South African knifemaker George Muller makes an exceptionally dramatic knife -- and at a price that would never be found from a US maker. The colors, textures and style all work perfectly together. The combination of mammoth molar and Gibeon meteorite immediately captures the eye and inspires the imagination.
The hollow ground blade is formed from stainless Damasteel damascus. The bold pattern immediately grabs attention. Titanium liners are anodized to light blue tones. The liners surround a linear damascus backbar. A pocket clip is formed from stainless damascus and is mounted for right-handed, tip-up carry.
Ancient wooly mammoth tooth scales incorporate caramel and cream tones. A stunning handle!
Bolsters are formed from Gibeon meteorite. The Gibeon meteorite landed in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa. It radio carbon dates to over 4 billion years ago. Gibeon fragments are spread over one of the largest strewn fields in the world, measuring 70 miles wide by 230 miles long and have a distinctive pattern known as the Widmanstatten pattern, which is one of the richest and most distinct patterns found in meteorites. The crystalline patterns can only form in the vacuum of space. The large metallic crystals require millions of years of cooling to form from a molten planetary core fragment. It has been estimated that it took about 1000 years for these molten pieces of planetary core to cool by just 1 degree Celsius! The meteorite has been dovetailed to molar scales for a perfect fit.
Nice work throughout!


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