{"product_id":"gentlemans-folding-knife-buffalo-horn","title":"Gentlemans Folding Knife, Buffalo Horn and Nickel Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a jacket pocket this one goes missing. It is 3.5 inches shut, so you find it by feel at the bottom, with a receipt stuck to it. Open, it is 2.5 inches of 1095 high carbon steel on black buffalo horn. Plenty of buyers want four inches of blade. This is for the ones who would rather carry than admire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand rubbed satin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrop point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSlip joint, no lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrescent nail nick\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack buffalo horn, polished nickel silver bolsters, brass lanyard bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1095 is plain high carbon steel with nothing added for show. It comes back under a stone quickly, which counts on a blade doing small jobs all day. The finish is hand rubbed satin, worked with abrasive until every scratch lies one way and the surface reads soft grey rather than bright. The shape is a drop point, the spine easing down so the tip finishes low. Two and a half inches opens post, cuts string and skins fruit. It darkens with use and spots if it goes into a pocket wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing here locks, and we would rather say so than dress it up. A flat spring lies along the back of the handle and bears on the tang. It holds the blade open, it holds the blade shut, and it gives way when you push the spine hard enough. Small folders have been built this way for a long time and this one keeps at it. To open, catch the crescent nail nick with a thumbnail and pull. That wants two hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuffalo horn is black, faintly translucent at the thin edges, and it polishes to a low shine no wood can copy. Polished nickel silver bolsters cap both ends. There is nickel in that alloy, so it stays white rather than yellow, and the bolsters take knocks that would land on the horn. A brass lanyard bail sits at the tail for a cord. Closed it is 3.5 inches, about the size of a fat pen, and it hides under a folded handkerchief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, hand stitched, with basket weave stamped into the hide while it was damp. The pouch is a flat sleeve, sewn on two sides and open at the third, and the closed knife slides in and stays. No flap, no stud, nothing for a belt. That is why it is a pouch and not a sheath. In a coat pocket it keeps a bunch of keys off the bolsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomebody who says they never carry a knife usually means never a big one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople in jackets, not work jeans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone wanting a blade they cannot feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers giving a first pocket knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who open post and packets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe buffalo horn folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped basket weave slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorn is a grown material and never one flat black. Hold a scale to a window and you find grey streaks and a warm edge where it thins. One comes off the bench solid dark, the next has a pale line through it. The bolsters are polished by hand as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorn dislikes being cooked. Keep it off a radiator and out of a car window, because dry heat makes horn shrink back from a bolster. A rub of oil once or twice a year suits it. The steel wants drying after fruit and anything salty, since on a blade this small every mark shows. Rinse the joint if it grits, then oil the pivot. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e has more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving costs 20 dollars per blade, chosen on this page. About 30 characters go on, which on a 2.5 inch blade is tighter than it sounds, so initials and a date read better than a name. You approve a proof image before the laser starts, which puts 3 to 5 business days on the order. Free from 10 blades up. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e covers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs 2.5 inches too little?\u003c\/strong\u003e For post, string and fruit, no. For kindling, no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy carry small at all?\u003c\/strong\u003e A knife you notice gets left at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it lock open?\u003c\/strong\u003e No lock at all. The back spring is the whole mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Carbon steel spots when left damp. Wipe it and oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it all right to carry?\u003c\/strong\u003e Laws differ by state, city and country, so check your local rules, and we cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long will delivery be?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore blade on the same spring is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-slip-joint-folding-knife-olive-wood\"\u003eolive wood slip joint\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trapper-pocket-knife-stag-antler\"\u003estag antler trapper\u003c\/a\u003e is a clip point in a longer frame. It sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, with older shapes in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pocket-knives\"\u003epocket knives\u003c\/a\u003e and small ones in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44146086805622,"sku":"VEF-FLD-HC-2207","price":119.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-16-carbon-buffalo-horn_2a4abfca-6e86-4b07-9757-446331254a94.jpg?v=1788859757","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/gentlemans-folding-knife-buffalo-horn","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}