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I may well be plagiarizing the name, coined for the original long, sleek damascus fighter first commissioned by Klein and subsequently by Talanian. But it was Jon's knife that inspired my order for this piece, which is very similar in style.
I had a chance to review the order with Michael at the last Little Rock show, and there also happened upon the piece of walrus ivory that was ultimately used for the handle.
A weekend visit with Murray and Phyllis gave me a chance to snap some pics, so without further preamble, here it is:
Dimensions are approx. 10 3/4" blade, 15 1/2" OAL. The blade steel is about 220 layers of 1084 and 15n20 in a West Teas Wind pattern. The fittings are all lower layer-count damascus made of mild steel and pure nickel. What isn't ivory is damascus. You probably don't need me to tell you that the sheath is by our own Paul Long, but there, I did it anyway.
The slender blade profile, well executed damascus pattern and beutiful ivory all make compelling statements, but Mike's execution of the fittings really elevate this piece another step, IMO. Take a peeek at the gorgeous butt cap which Mike calls "rooling cove":
The guard and ferrule / spacer more than hold up their end of the bargain as well:
Those familiar with Michael's work don't need me to tell them that he has some serious skills. Those not familiar might want to make a point of stopping by his table to the next Little Rock show. Thanks Mike - you done REAL well with the very elegant blade.
I'll leave with one final pic that Mike had sent me:
Roger
I had a chance to review the order with Michael at the last Little Rock show, and there also happened upon the piece of walrus ivory that was ultimately used for the handle.
A weekend visit with Murray and Phyllis gave me a chance to snap some pics, so without further preamble, here it is:
Dimensions are approx. 10 3/4" blade, 15 1/2" OAL. The blade steel is about 220 layers of 1084 and 15n20 in a West Teas Wind pattern. The fittings are all lower layer-count damascus made of mild steel and pure nickel. What isn't ivory is damascus. You probably don't need me to tell you that the sheath is by our own Paul Long, but there, I did it anyway.
The slender blade profile, well executed damascus pattern and beutiful ivory all make compelling statements, but Mike's execution of the fittings really elevate this piece another step, IMO. Take a peeek at the gorgeous butt cap which Mike calls "rooling cove":
The guard and ferrule / spacer more than hold up their end of the bargain as well:
Those familiar with Michael's work don't need me to tell them that he has some serious skills. Those not familiar might want to make a point of stopping by his table to the next Little Rock show. Thanks Mike - you done REAL well with the very elegant blade.
I'll leave with one final pic that Mike had sent me:
Roger
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