Karambit Knives

Curved blade karambits, hand forged with the finger ring that gives the design its grip. The shape comes from Southeast Asian farm tools and it still does what it was built to do: hook, pull and keep the edge working with the hand rather than against it.

Ours are forged from Damascus and high carbon steel, full tang, with handle scales in horn, bone and hardwood, and a leather sheath cut for the ring so the knife sits flat on a belt. Fixed blade construction, not a folder, because a karambit with a pivot in it is a knife with a weak point exactly where the load goes.

Collectors buy these for the pattern and the shape. If you want yours marked, see laser engraving.