Equal End Penknife with Black and Gold Mammoth ivory

[pappy1959]

Equal End Penknife
Handmade Prototype, One of Six
Amherst Cutlery

Blades: 154CM
Bolsters: Stainless, hand-rubbed, finished to 600 grit
Liners: Stainless
Main Blade: 2-1/2 inches, hand-rubbed, finished to 800 grit
Secondary Blade: 1-5/8 inches, hand-rubbed, finished to 800 grit
Overall Length: 5-7/8 inches open, 3.350" closed

Both Blades with a nail nick and a gentle, sweeping swadge as shown.

Black and Gold Siberian Mammoth Ivory Handles.
Natural texture cracks. NO penetrating cracks.
This ivory comes from the coal mines in the area around Novosibirsk, Siberia
The mammoth ivory is at least 10,000 years old.
The ivory has been out of the ground for 4 years prior to being fitted to this knife.

The color on the ivory is exceptional and runs deep into the piece.

Price: $295 Sold............Thanks Ren!!
Paypal is OK. My paypal email address is timothybalda@yahoo.com
Please add $4.80 for postage in CONUS

Thank you for looking.

Keep Care,

Pappy

 

[Mick57]

Very nice! How durable (or fragile) are mammoth scales? They appear to be on the fragile side, but I have no idea.

 

[pappy1959]

That is a question that is asked quite often.

The mammoth scales are actually quite durable. All the texture cracks that you see are just that, texture. None of them are penetrating. If material is dry and prepared correctly, it lasts a long time on a knife.

Considering it is already 10,000 years old, it doesn't look too bad!!

The problem with mammoth ivory CAN be if a maker uses it when it is still too wet from being buried in the ground. Then it will shrink and warp.

I am VERY careful about what we use and how it is used. The material on this knife has been out of the ground and drying for at least 4 years. It was also dried after the scales were cut and before they were fitted to the knife. It will be beautiful material for quite a while.

The ivory is like any other natural material, it will change with changes in the conditions surrounding it. Lay an ivory knife on the front seat of a car in the sun, and it will not be pretty. But normal care, a little wax, and no extreme changes in temperature or humidity and the ivory does very well. It will move, but so will wood, bone or any other natural material. Like everything else, a little care taken will avoid big problems.

Thanks for asking. I hope I've offered enough information. Let me know if you think of anything else.

Keep Care,

Pappy

 

[Mick57]

OK, thank you. That covers it pretty well.

 

[Nukemkb]

That's a beauty! I like it!

 

[GigOne]

Someone got a great deal on that knife !

The mammoth scales. . . . . . . . . . .

 

[OldPhysics]

Someone got a great deal on that knife !

The mammoth scales. . . . . . . . . . .

We've been Beaconed.

From Florida.

The Shame ... the Shame.