This knife is completely handmade and features a high-quality finish as well as an extraordinary choice of blade steel and exquisite wood for the handle scales. The knife maker used Vanadis 10* steel for the knife blade. The well-balanced composition of the high vanadium alloyed tool steel, which is made using a powder metallurgy process, provides good toughness and very high resistance to wear, which makes it ideal for high-performance tools. A thumb pin, which is set with a burl wood inlay, makes it easy to open. The blade is securely locked thanks to the smooth liner lock mechanism. The plate is made of titanium**. The hand-filed ornamentation on the titanium** back spring and part of the blade spine, which also serves as a thumb rest, make this knife a real eye-catcher. The aesthetic grain of the handle scales made of ash burl wood is especially pleasing. Comes with a leather pouch, stainless steel, hardness 64 HRC.* Steel analysis: C = 2.9 / Si = 0.5 / Mn = 0.5 / Cr = 8 / Mo = 1.5 / V = 9.8 (in %)**Titanium is a lightweight, very durable, completely rustproof, anti-magnetic and hypo-allergenic metal. At a similar tensile strength, it is about one-third lighter than steel.