Little Venus
"Little Venus" Fine Dagger
- Size: Length overall: 7.2" (18.3 cm),
Blade Length:
3.9" (9.9 cm), Thickness: .155" (3.9 mm)
- Weight: Blade: 5.0 oz. Sheath: 3.0 oz.
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless
Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C58, mirror polished
- Fittings/Bolsters: 304 Stainless Steel, mirror
polished, hand-engraved
- Handle: Polished Alaskan Nephrite Jade Gemstone
- Sheath: Frog Skin Inlaid in Hand-Tooled 9-10
oz. Leather
- Knife: A fine small dagger, the Little Venus is
a great study in symmetry for the collector. This particular model
has a brightly polished 440C high chromium stainless steel blade for
great longevity and beauty, hollow ground with a 3" contact wheel
for a thin, serviceable edge with plenty of thick spine remaining in
the flats. The matched grinds terminate in a graceful slope for
strength and symmetry. The tang is fully fileworked with a vine
pattern, and is tapered for balance. The dagger is bolstered with
zero-care 304 austenitic high nickel, high chromium stainless steel
bolsters, and I hand-engraved a twisted leaf pattern complimenting
the dagger's blade shape. The dovetailed bolsters bed a pair of rich
dark green Nephrite Jade gemstone scales from Alaska. This polished
gem is one of the toughest gemstones known and should well outlast
the knife. The handle is smooth, rounded, and inviting to the hand.
- Sheath: The Little Venus Dagger needed a
very special sheath, so I obtained rare green Frog skin to match
the color of the Jade, and inlaid panels in the front, back, and
even on the belt loop. The sheath body is carved and tooled 9-10
oz. leather shoulder, dyed a deep russet, hand-stitched with
polyester sinew, lacquered and sealed.
- This small knife makes a verdant and considerable statement in
steel and gem.
Thanks, L. B.!
Jay,
The dagger is beautiful!
--L. B.
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