Damascus LL-HH Flipper - Bald Eagle (Ceramic IKBS)

Product Description for Damascus LL-HH Flipper - Bald Eagle (Ceramic IKBS)

Maker: George Muller (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $1,495.00
Item num: 111302
** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind **
Blade length: 3.30 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.00 in.
Total length: 7.70 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.99 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 4.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 10.2 oz.
Blade: Twist pattern stainless damascus forged by Damasteel in Sweden
Handle: Marble carbon fiber with inlays formed from antique Westinghouse Micarta, blacklip Mother of Pearl, abalone, and meteorite
Sheath: Zipper pouch
Style: Ceramic IKBS linerlock flipper
Description: South African knifemaker George Muller makes an exceptionally dramatic knife -- and this folder is among his masterpieces to date. Visiting with Muller during my trips to South Africa is always a highlight. The colors, textures and style all work perfectly together. The combination of carbon fiber, stainless damascus, shell, and Gibeon meteorite immediately captures the eye and inspires the imagination.
The hollow ground blade is twist pattern damascus forged by Damasteel in Sweden. The blade has smooth, drop shut action and is easily opened with one hand using the ambidextrous flipper toggle. It uses the IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing System) pivot system. This mechanism, which was originally designed to fit balisong knives, uses ball bearings to create exceptional action with no blade play. This special folder is made with ceramic ball bearings. Generally, IKBS bearings are made either from tool steel or from stainless steel. Stainless steel can wear away, resulting in uneven action over time. Tool steel bearings can oxidize making the action rough. Ceramic bearings are the best of all worlds -- extremely hard and wear resistant, they are also inert and will not oxidize.
The marble carbon fiber handle scales are inlaid with a bald eagle motif. Meticulous inlays on both sides of the handle combine Westinghouse Micarta, abalone, blacklip mother of pearl, and Gibeon meteorite. The Gibeon meteorite landed in Great Namaqualand, Namibia, Africa. It radio carbon dates to over 4 billion years old. 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! Anodized and fileworked titanium liners surround a damascus backbar. The 3D machined zirconium pocket clip is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!


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