This D-guard features a 13" blade forged from 1080 steel. The overall length of the knife is 18 1/4" to the end of the skull crusher. The balance point of the knife is right at the plunge line of the blade. There is a nickel silver collar between the blade and the D-guard. The D-guard is made from titanium that has been fire blued. The handle is walrus ivory. The sheath has been left a nautral color with the edges coated black. (sold)