X-Cite Linerlock with Damascus, Mammoth Ivory, and Gibeon Meteorite

Product Description for X-Cite Linerlock with Damascus, Mammoth Ivory, and Gibeon Meteorite

Maker: Corrie Schoeman (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 109471
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 2.90 in.
Cutting edge length: 2.85 in.
Total length: 6.80 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.88 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 3.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 4.2 oz.
Blade: Damascus forged by Ettore Gianferrari
Bolster: Gibeon meteorite
Handle: Mammoth ivory bark
Sheath: Leather pocket pouch
Style: Linerlock folder
Description: Corrie Schoemann's knives are some of the most spectacular coming out of South Africa. His designs are original and the implementation superb - truly work of an impeccable standard. This knife has been in a private collection since it was made. It has been meticulously cared for and is in new condition. By all appearances, Corrie could have made it yesterday!
The blade is perfectly centered and can be easily pened using the right-side thumb stud.
The drop point blade was hand ground from Ettore Gianferrari's mosaic damascus. The mosaic pattern is intricate and highly controlled. Gianferrari is considered among the best damascus makers in the world and is regrettably very close to retirement. The spine is rope fileworked for a positive thumb purchase.
Handle scales are mammoth ivory bark set on anodized and fileworked titanium liners. The mammoth bark taken from the exterior of the tusk is well matched in very rare green tones with black veins moving throughout the ivory. The liners surround a fileworked backbar inalid with a ruby. Bolsters are Gibeon Meteorite from Namibia. 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!
A leather pocket pouch is included to protect the knife during carry.
Excellent work throughout!


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