HI-02 Engraved Front Flipper - "The Rose" with Turkish Walnut (Ceramic IKBS) - M390

Product Description for HI-02 Engraved Front Flipper - "The Rose" with Turkish Walnut (Ceramic IKBS) - M390

Maker: Helgard & Ida Mostert (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 107897
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.70 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.40 in.
Total length: 8.70 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.98 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.12 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.02 in.
Item weight: 5.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 7.2 oz.
Blade: Hand ground, satin finished M390 stainless steel
Bolster: Engraved heat colored zirconium
Handle: Presentation grade Turkish walnut set on anodized titanium liners
Sheath: Leather pouch
Style: IKBS front flipper with ceramic bearings
Description: Renowned South African knifemaker Andre Thorburn had been telling me about his friend Helgard for the past several months. For the past year or so, Andre had been showing Mostert many of his tricks. I was very excited to see his work in person and I wasn't disappointed.
The drop point blade is hand ground M390 stainless steel. 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. It is perfectly centered. Ceramic bearings ensure it has silky-smooth, drop shut action.
Handle scales are presentation grade Turkish walnut set on anodized, hand fileworked titanium liners. Heat colored zirconium bolsters are hand engraved Ida Mostert. A floral scroll frame surrounds a detailed rose. The engraving is beautifully done. The titanium backspacer is engraved in a running wheat pattern. The 3D machined titanium pocket clip is engraved in floral scroll. It is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Exceptional work throughout from a husband and wife team that is sure to make a big impact.


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