The Mammoth Tooth Integral Hunter by knife artist Ron Best is a 9 ½” long knife which features a 4.6 inch blade. The blade is 1.3 inches wide and .15 inches thick. The knife weighs just over 9 oz.
The whole knife from the blade to guard to handle are all made of one piece of steel. Each line, curve, and sweep are dramatically placed giving this work of art a look incomparable to any other knife. When one looks at this knife, there is now doubt that it has been honed and planed by a true master of the art.
The handle is designed not only into a shape that is readily fitted to any hand, but is sculpted into a glorious beauty that would make any artist jealous. It has caramel and blue toned mammoth molar inlays on each side that not only do not detract from the splendor of the steel, but rather add an intricate complementary effect.
The Mammoth Tooth’s blade is hollow ground 440C stainless steel which is a high carbon stainless steel that is capable of attaining the highest strength, hardness, and wear resistance of all the stainless alloys. The edge on this knife can easily be maintained. It has been hand satin finished, and the steel on the whole knife has been polished to a mirror finish.
The Mammoth Tooth Integral Hunter would not look out of place in any museum in the world. It truly has a captivating and pleasing appearance that would make it a proud addition to any collector’s inventory. This knife is truly a work of art.
