Artifact Hunter

Product Description for Artifact Hunter

Maker: Roger Bergh (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 1273
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.75 in.
Total length: 8.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.92 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.19 in.
Item weight: 4.60 oz.
Blade: Two bar composite Damascus blade forged from carbon steels
Bolster: Fossil walrus ivory bark with ironwood and nickel silver spacers
Handle: Artifact walrus ivory
Sheath: Hand stitched and tooled traditional Swedish raw leather sheath
Description: In the later half of the 19th century, the native fisherman of Alaska created fishing weights from fossil walrus ivory. Some of these prized pieces still exist. The artifact handle of this knife was such a piece. The fossil tip is attached to the leather lanyard. Excellent fit in the hand.


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