Arno Bernard Snr Medium Utility/Hunter w/Spalted Maple Wood Handle

A traditional styled hunting knife, meticulously crafted with exotic appeal for the illustrious collector, distinguished by its own unique colourful patterns of black decorative pigment spalting lines, intricate folded, unique to each piece, designed by nature as a protective role against unfavourable environmental conditions. Intended specifically for hunting and general outdoor applications.

Custom Knifemaker:Arno Bernard Snr

Design: Medium Hunter/Utility
Blade Steel: Custom Heat-Treated, Hollow-Ground, Hand-Polished
Handle: Spalted Maple Wood w/Full Tang Construction
Belt Sheath: Hand Crafted Cow Hide

Custom Knifemaker Profile:Arno Bernard
Arno Bernard has been a member of the Southern Africa Knifemakers' Guild since 1994.
Arno started out in 1977 and continues to personally design and ensure all his own custom knives have his signature classic craftsmanship with premium, exotic materials sourced locally and overseas, with all blades undergoing controlled heat treatment to ensure exceptional edge holding, hollow ground freehand to a thin high performance edge. Besides indigenous woods, Arno prefers to use natural handle material such as Mammoth Ivory, Mother of Pearl, Stabilized Giraffe Bone, Kudu Core and Warthog Tusk.