Thiers 8 Front Flipper with Damasteel, Mammoth, and Meteorite

Product Description for Thiers 8 Front Flipper with Damasteel, Mammoth, and Meteorite

Maker: Des Horn (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 101984
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.20 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.50 in.
Total length: 7.75 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.61 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 3.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 4.0 oz.
Blade: Stainless damascus forged by Damasteel, cryogenically quenched and double tempered
Bolster: Gibeon meteorite
Handle: Mammoth ivory bark set on titanium liners
Sheath: Blue ostrich leather pocket pouch
Style: Folding liner lock
Description: Des Horn makes knives that have an intrinsic harmony. This elegant gent's flipper shows Horn's work at its best.
This Thiers gent's flipper has handles of premium bark mammoth ivory. Caramel, chocolate, and green tones developed across thousands of years. Anodized and hand fileworked titanium liners are formed from Grade V titanium. These surround a stainless Damasteel back spacer.
The bolsters are made of Gibeon meteorite which landed in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa, over 4 billion years ago. The 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 bolsters meet with the mammoth ivory handle scales in an elegant S curve.
The blade is formed from stainless damascus forged by Damasteel in Sweden. The high contrast steel is both dramatic and extremely high performing. To get the keenest, longest lasting edge, Des hardens the blade then cryogenically quenches it in liquid nitrogen. Finally, it is double tempered for durability. The indent ball is silicon nitride (Hrc 93!).
The front flipper opener is easy to use -- it is designed for easy single handed opening and closing rather than a modern 'flicking' flipper. It is perfectly centered and has smooth action.
The knife is accompanied by a blue ostrich leather pocket pouch.
Exceptional fit and finish throughout.


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