DES HORN - Lot 346

DES HORN Folding pocket knife or penknife in steel, titanium and Gibeon meteorite, approx. 4.6 billion years old, with geometric decoration, mammoth plates finely engraved with a Scrimshaw-style leopard by Sharon BURGER, stain-resistant Damascus steel blade, double cryogenically hardened in liquid nitrogen (ultra-low temperature approx. -150° C) for unquestionable durability and strength. Spring-loaded blade with "Ball Release Lock" mechanism and Silicon Nitride ball (HRC93). Total L.: 16.4 cm (with pouch and signed certificate from Des Horn dated 2014) [small lock knife, liners are Grade V titanium and bolsters are Gibeon Meteorite, damasteel blade]. Provenance: private collection, Toulouse, France