Sonoran gold turquoise inlay knife w/Damascus blade

A one of kind kinfe ! This limited edition pocket knife features Sonoran gold turquoise.The stones are all handcut into different shapes and randomized into a pattern. The thickness of the stones is one of the things that make this knife stand out from the rest. The blade is made from Damascus steel and locks into place when open. It has a nice weight and is easy to carry. Carefully inlayed and polished to perfection this is a knife for the collector who has it all. 

Measurements: closed is 3" in length -  blade is 2" - total length open is 5" 

Damascus: The steel is named after Damascus the capital city of Syria and one of the largest cities in the ancient Levant. It may either refer to swords made or sold in Damascus directly, or it may just refer to the aspect of the typical patterns, by comparison with Damask fabrics (also named for Damascus).Today, the pattern welded steel is made to reproduce the look of ancient Damascus steel. This type of steel is made by taking two (or more) layers of different types of steel and folding them together.After the two(or more) different steels are folded together, the steel is acid etched. The color contrast and patterns on the blade comes from the fact that the two types of steel etch differently. Damascus steel is considered a precious metal, because it is difficult to make, and can result in very beautiful knife blades. This means that knife blades made with Damascus tend to be expensive and only used for custom blades.