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One I just completed with a little bit of history. The piece of obsidian that the blade was knapped from was found in Barrow Alaska like 40 years ago by my friend Leroy Beard. He kept the piece waiting all these years to knapp something special with it because it was such a unique piece. He saw a Halibut that I carved out of Walrus Ivory and wanted it. So I gave him the Halibut and some cash and he knapped the blade for me out of this special piece of obsidian. Then approx.3 yrs ago I purchased the antique Inuit piece that the knife is mounted on from a Inuit in Vancover, Washington that was also found in Barrow Alaska. To this day and I have done a ton of research I still do not know what it is except it is very old and is made out of Whale bone probably by the Inuit in a ancient village just outside of Barrow named Ukpiagvik . If anyone on the forums knows what the piece is please let me know. Anyway I tried to form a relation between the obsidian my knife blade is made from and the piece of Whale bone and also my scrimshaw of the Owl symbol. The Owl symbol represents a "Guardian" in the Inuit culture and that"s where my name for the knife came from.By the way I don"t recall ever seeing a "D" guard fighter knife with a obsidian blade and I have looked and looked. So if anyone wants it just say " I"ll take it" and it will be yours.:) Knife specs are below and thanks in advance for taking a look at one of my very few (4) obsidian knives.

Knife OAL; 9 1/2 inches
Blade: 5 1/2 inches knapped by Leroy Beard out of some beautiful obsidian. Sharp like a razor.
Handle; Fossil Walrus Ivory with my scrimshaw of a Owl symbol. The "D" guard I hand carved out of a piece of black extruded acrylic and wrapped both the guard end and the pommel end with black sinew. Brass Mosaic pin on pommel end.

Asking $450.00 reduced one time to $400.00 for knife and display which includes free shipping in the USA via USPS Priority Mail. Pay pal will do for payment at R2D2Fly@charter.net Thanks















 
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Ohhhhhhhhhh my!
Quite a piece of work there.

Is that what is known as mahogany obsidian?

-Peter
 
Wow, you don't see that every day. I would like to see a photo of the back of the knife, where the complete Scrimshaw is visible. The obsidian is top-notch.
 
Fabulous ART Ray!! The clear see-through Obsidian is gorgeous and your Scrim...really terrific!!
 
Thank you all for the kind words. Always appreciated. And P.McKinley I don"t know what mahogany is but I will find out. Thanks
 
Ray: That's some damn fine work - I always look at your posts and look forward to seeing what you've created. :thumbup:
 
Thanks again guys for the compliments. Always appreciated and TK I do the same looking at your work in amazement at your knives. Thanks
 
I believe obsidian gets it basic colors from iron and magnesium. If so, I think "Mahogany" obsidian is merely a version colored by inclusions or veins of high(er) iron content......?? Just a guess.

-Peter
 
Peter
That"s a "right on guess" according to my knapping friend Leroy Beard. He said the more bold color in obsidian comes from more of the iron content and the magnesium will either intensify the obsidian or dull it depending on the heat. Really interesting ! By the way I stopped by your web site and WOW. Your knives are incredible. I think you should post a couple on the forums when you get time. Thanks again for the interest and the comment.Much appreciated.
Ray
 
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