LL-22 Flipper Meteorite and Mammoth (IKBS)

Product Description for LL-22 Flipper Meteorite and Mammoth (IKBS)

Maker: George Muller (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 93927
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.25 in.
Total length: 7.60 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.05 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 ivory
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 ivory and Gibeon meteorite immediately captures the eye and inspires the imagination.
The hollow ground blade is formed from Heimskringla stainless Damasteel damascus. The bold pattern immediately grabs attention. Titanium liners are anodized to light purple tones. The liners surround a linear damascus backbar. A stainless damascus pocket clip is mounted for right-handed, tip-up carry.
Ancient wooly mammoth ivory scales incorporate caramel and coffee 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 stable fit across time.
Nice work throughout!


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