Description
KESTREL ZEPHYR
B09 ZEPHYR
FEATURES & SPECS
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- One-hand button lock system
- Leather carrying case
- Shipped in an elegant wood presentation box
- Dimensions:
Blade 2.13″ (54.1mm)
Handle 2.88″ (73.1mm)
Overall open 5.00″ (127mm)
MATERIALS:
KOFTGARI
Koftgari is the name for fine gold (and/or silver) patterns inlayed into parkerized steel. This ancient Indian technique, done entirely by hand, involves creating a very fine cross-hatch grid in the steel and then burnishing 24K gold (and/or silver) into a pattern that is bound by the cross-hatch. Parkerizing involves soaking the steel in a boiling solution of salts to oxidize the steel a deep brown/blue. Beautiful and timeless, koftgari is nearly a lost art.
William Henry’s koftgari comes from 2 small villages in India, home of the very few Indian artisans that still master this technique.
WAVE DAMASCUS WITH ZDP-189
William Henry’s patent pending Wave Damascus features a ZDP-189 core (HRC 67) clad with alternating layers of stainless steel and nickel silver. The billet, 45 layers in all, is patterned with a custom die to create the undulating waves that emerge across the bevels of the blade. This material can be dark-etched for contrast, or etched and re-polished for a more subtle pattern.
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