Sheath: Black Stingray Skin inlaid in
hand-carved leather
Knife: Malaka is named for the ancient Sumerian
King of Warriors. This very nice knife has a super keen profile with
an angled, piercing blade style, deeply hollow ground and mirror
polished in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless tool steel
blade for high corrosion resistance, a beautiful finish, and long
lasting value. The blade is razor sharp with a single bevel cutting
edge, and a full length top swage to reduce point and spine cross-sectional profile. The blade has a substantial thumb rise and full
hand-filework in an angular diamond pattern to match the blade shape, and
a very deep choil to define the termination of the cutting edge. The
knife has a fully tapered tang, yet retains significant
thickness for strength and nice balance, with a balance point where the forefinger
rests in a forward grip style. The handle is very comfortable and
secure, with hand-engraved 304 austenitic stainless steel bolsters
for zero care, engraved in a pattern that compliments both the acute
angles of the blade and the curves of the handle. The front bolster
is deeply sculpted to frame the blade grind and support the spine
and thumb rise; the rear bolster has a deep quillon to support the
hand and grip. The bolsters bed a pair of Cabernet Jasper gemstone
handle scales, a very hard, tough Jasper gemstone that is new on my
list of gem materials. This Jasper comes from Mexico, and is over seven on the Mohs scale, so should last much longer than the
metal components of the knife and should outlast the client, me, and
perhaps every living person on this planet! The jasper has
intriguing patterns of reds, yellows, gold, cream, and pink, all
swirling in a wild pattern that only metamorphosis deep in the earth
can create.
Sheath: The custom sheath for this knife is
sculpted to accent the handle material while securing the knife,
in a layered type sheath constructed of 9-10 oz. leather
shoulder, hand-carved and inlaid with black stingray skin inlays
in the face, back, and even in the belt loop. The sheath is dyed
brown, hand-stitched with polyester sinew, lacquered and sealed.
A graceful investment grade knife going to a great client.
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