LL-AA Swayback Flipper with Meteorite and Mammoth Ivory (IKBS)

Product Description for LL-AA Swayback Flipper with Meteorite and Mammoth Ivory (IKBS)

Maker: George Muller (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 93919
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.50 in.
Total length: 8.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.15 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.10 in.
Item weight: 6.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 8 oz.
Blade: Hollow ground Thor pattern stainless damascus by Damasteel
Bolster: Front and rear Gibeon meteorite bolsters
Handle: Cross cut mammoth ivory
Style: Folding liner lock with IKBS
Description: South African knifemaker George Muller makes an exceptionally dramatic knife. The combination of cross cut mammoth ivory and Gibeon meteorite immediately captures the eye and inspires the imagination.
The hollow ground blade is formed from Thor pattern stainless Damasteel damascus. The complex pattern immediately grabs attention. The blade is nicely centered and silky smooth -- easily opened with one hand using the ambidextrous flipper toggle. The blade 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.
Ancient wooly mammoth ivory scales incorporate blue and cream tones. The cross cut ivory shows the natural radiating pattern of the ivory. Titanium liners are anodized to purple tones and surround a damascus backbar. The stainless damascus pocket clip is mounted for tip-up carry.
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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