Muonionalusta Knife with Mammoth Tusk and Shattuckite Handle

$11,995.00

  • Meteorite Blade: Muonionalusta
  • Handle: Mammoth Tusk and Shattuckite
  • Sheath: Exotic Leather
  • Additional Information: All knife sales are final, no returns accepted. Buyer may exchange for same or higher valued knife, within 10 days of purchase. No partial refunds. Block holding knife for photography purposes only, and can be purchased separately.  

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SKU: LM-KN-390 Category:

Description

Meteorites found in remote and nearly inaccessible locales seem to hold a special allure for hunters and collectors alike. Muonionalusta is no exception. The fall site lies north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden and the meteorites found there are so ancient their fall pre-dates at least one ice age. Long-vanished rivers of ice carried meteorites with them for a time, but left the heavy irons behind as they melted, mixing them in with a flotsam and jetsam of mismatched transported rocks known to geologists as terminal moraine. Having been casually “dumped” by retreating ice, the locations and depths at which Muonionalusta meteorites are buried are, therefore, completely random. Conventional meteorite hunting techniques must be thrown out the window by those in search of this ancient and puzzling iron.
Muonionalusta displays a beautiful Widmanstätten etch pattern after preparation in the laboratory which lends itself very well to fashioning into knife blades. This knife blade is custom-crafted fully with this ancient ice age meteorite — which extends elegantly directly under the finger guard, where it is welded securely to steel. It is accented by dyed cross-cut mammoth tusk. And highlighted by a rare secondary copper silicate mineral called shattuckite. It often has an alluring blue coloration, as seen here. All of these fine details are finished well by stainless steel guard and bolsters.

Additional information

Weight 11000 g

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