Description
Fossil mammoth tooth scales banded in amber and cream, a Damascus bolster with a filed brass spine, and a 3 inch hand forged blade in a folder that closes down to 4.25 inches.
| Overall length | 7.25 inches |
| Blade length | 3 inches |
| Closed length | 4.25 inches |
| Steel | 1095 + 15N20 Damascus, 352 layers |
| Hardness | 58 to 60 HRC, oil tempered |
| Handle | Fossil mammoth tooth, amber and cream banding |
| Bolster | Damascus, with a filed brass spine |
| Opening | Round thumb hole, one handed |
| Carry | Damascus pocket clip |
| Included | Walnut presentation box and hand stitched leather pouch |
| Made in | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
Meant for: someone who wants the handle to be the interesting part. Fossil mammoth tooth is tens of thousands of years old, and the banding running through it is the tooth’s own growth structure stained by minerals while it sat in the ground. No two sets are alike and none of it can be reproduced.
You will not get this exact handle. Every set of scales is cut from a different piece of fossil material, so your knife will be the same model, the same size, the same build and the same material, but the banding, the colour and the pattern will run their own way. The photographs show what the material looks like, not the exact scales that will be boxed for you. That is the whole point of buying fossil ivory rather than plastic.
Care: wipe the blade dry after use and put a light film of oil on it. 1095 and 15N20 are carbon steels, so they will spot if left wet. The handle needs nothing beyond a wipe. Keep the pivot free of grit and it will stay smooth for years.
FAQs
Will my knife look like the photographs? It will be the same knife and the same material, but not the same pattern. Fossil mammoth tooth cannot be matched from one piece to the next, so the banding and the colour balance shift between knives. Everything else is identical.
What is mammoth tooth, and is it legal? It is fossilised material recovered from permafrost, not modern ivory from a living animal. It is stabilised before it is cut into scales, which is what lets it live on a working knife instead of a shelf. It is not covered by the elephant ivory rules that people usually have in mind, though a few states and countries do restrict fossil material, so check your own local law before ordering.
Is the walnut box really free? Yes. It ships in a handmade walnut presentation box at no extra cost. There is no box to tick and nothing to add to the cart.
Can I have it engraved? Yes, using the engraving option above the add to cart button. There is a small fee and the engraving is permanent, so check the spelling before you order.
What is the warranty? Free lifetime craftsmanship warranty. No time limit, no fee and no registration.
Why 352 layers
The blade starts as alternating bars of 1095 and 15N20, forge welded, drawn out and folded until the count reaches 352. 15N20 carries nickel, which resists the acid etch, and that is why the pattern reads as bright lines against dark ones once the blade is finished. The layer count is not decoration for its own sake: the folding is what distributes the carbon evenly through the bar.
Why 3 inches
Three inches is the length that stays out of trouble in most places and still does the great majority of what people actually cut. It also means the closed knife is 4.25 inches, short enough to sit flat in a front pocket without printing through lighter trousers, while 7.25 inches open still gives a full fisted grip.
The Damascus bolster and the brass spine
The bolster carries the pivot and takes the load every time the knife opens, so the wear happens on the part built for it and the fossil material is protected at the end where it would chip first. The spine behind it is filed by hand, which is the detail you only notice when the knife is closed and turned over.
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