{"product_id":"one-of-a-kind-damascus-kukri-ram-horn","title":"One of a Kind Damascus Kukri, Ram Horn and Carved Sheath","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the only one. The knife in the photograph is the knife that ships, and when it sells the page goes with it. The blade is 11 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core, bent into a kukri curve. The handle is ram horn, ridged the way horn grows, and fitting two pieces of it around a tang so the ridges still line up took longer than the blade.\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\u003e11 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched to the edge, no bare bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTwist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRam horn, warm amber and grey with deep ridges\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFittings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrass spacers and a brass butt cap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSheath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand carved rose and scroll leather sheath\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\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core in a twist pattern, made by heating the billet, winding it like rope and flattening it again. Etched, the layers come up as spirals along the flat, and the etch runs down the bevel so nothing is left bare. The pattern is decoration. The carbon core under it takes the edge. The blade drops into its curve partway along, so the mass sits out past your hand and the inside of the sweep meets the work first. Carbon steel greys with use and spots if it is put away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRam horn is never flat. It grows in ridges and waves, amber in places and grey in others, and two sides of one horn never match. Both scales come off the same horn, flattened only where they meet the tang, then worked down until the ridges carry across instead of stopping dead at the pin line. That is bench time with a lot of standing back. Brass spacers sit at either end and a brass butt cap closes the back. Another horn ridges differently, so this handle is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather sheath\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, cut to this blade's own outline, which matters on a kukri because the shape does not sit in a straight pocket. The face is carved by hand, cut in with a swivel knife and then shaped with punches, roses and scroll work across the front. That is several times the work of stamping. A welt is sewn into the seam so the thread sits clear of the edge, and the stitching is done by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis suits somebody who likes a material that argues back and wants the actual piece in the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want horn rather than wood or resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who likes weight sitting out past the hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors after a piece with no twin anywhere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople giving one knife that cannot be matched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis exact kukri, sharpened by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand carved rose and scroll sheath\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\u003eThere is only one of these\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photograph is this knife. There is no second one in a drawer and no repeat run planned. That horn is used up. The twist in the steel landed where the billet moved under the hammer, and the roses on the sheath were cut once. When it sells the page comes down, and that is the whole reason the price reads as it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry the blade when you finish and leave a light film of oil on it. Horn wants an occasional rub of oil too and does not like being baked, so keep it out of a hot car. Sharpen on a stone at the angle it arrived with. Do not leave it in the sheath for months, since leather holds damp against steel. More is on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade. Around 30 characters fits, so a name and a year. A proof image goes out before the laser runs and it adds 3 to 5 business days. On a one off piece we would rather talk it through first and agree the spot and the wording. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e covers the rest of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does shipping take?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAm I buying the knife in the photograph?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. That is this piece, and no other one exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. There is carbon steel under the pattern, so dry it and oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo the ridges catch on your hand?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. They are worked down smooth. What you feel is shape rather than edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you build me one the same?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. We can use ram horn again, but another horn ridges differently and the steel never repeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes horn crack?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can if it dries out or gets baked. Keep it out of direct heat and oil it occasionally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a grip built rather than grown, look at the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-bowie-stacked-leather\"\u003eDamascus bowie on a stacked leather handle\u003c\/a\u003e, and for something small enough to carry, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-skinner-scrimshaw-bone\"\u003eDamascus skinner in scrimshawed camel bone\u003c\/a\u003e. The rest sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-builds\"\u003ecustom builds\u003c\/a\u003e, pattern welded blades under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-knives\"\u003eevery knife we make\u003c\/a\u003e together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145587781750,"sku":"VEF-CST-1807","price":429.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/custom-07-damascus-kukri-ram-horn_f9eebbbd-8acb-49fd-ba08-ab0109098220.jpg?v=1788851628","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/one-of-a-kind-damascus-kukri-ram-horn","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}