Hooked pruning knife with curved hawksbill blade and glossy black horn handle

Pruning Knives Ref. 3853

Black Horn Handle Hooked Pruning Knife – 8 cm Handle

Name: Black Horn Handle Hooked Pruning Knife – 8 cm Handle
Brand: Pakistan Knives Factory
SKU: 3853
Price: 5.25 USD
Availability: InStock

This hooked pruning knife has a curved blade and glossy black horn handle, made in Pakistan.

$5.25

Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.

Wholesale $3.68

Ask about this item on WhatsApp

Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
Worldwide shipping
Private label on request
Wholesale pricing by quantity

About this knife

This hooked pruning knife pairs a 7 cm curved hawksbill blade with an 8 cm glossy black horn handle. Manufactured in Pakistan, its dark, polished finish suits retailers wanting a classic compact pruning knife. A wholesale item for retailers targeting vineyard and orchard customers.

Specifications

Weight: 0.122 kg
Blade size (cm): 7
Handle size (cm): 8
Blade: Stainless steel
Handle: Horn black

Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Quality check

Unpacking a compact horn pruner

Horn is beautiful but natural, so give each knife a quick look before it goes out.

The black gloss should be even along the 8 cm handle; faint lighter streaks are normal in horn.
Look for hairline cracks near the ends and around the pins, which can appear if horn dries too fast.
The blade should open firmly, without side play, and fold back with its point inside the handle.
Pins should be smooth and flush.
The 7 cm edge should be evenly ground along its whole curve.

A hooked blade knife with a horn handle that passes this check will look as good on the shelf as it works in the garden.

Display & retail

Pair black horn with white bone on the shelf

Black horn looks its best next to something pale. Display this compact pruner side by side with the white bone version of the same size: the contrast catches the eye and invites customers to choose between the two, rather than wondering whether to buy at all.

Set both on a small dark wood stand at counter height, blades open at the same angle. Underneath, a card can explain that each has a 7 cm curved Pakistani blade and an 8 cm handle in natural material. The pairing works in garden centres, farm shops and gift shops near wine regions, and especially in the weeks before Father's Day and the winter holidays.

Made in Sialkot

Turning raw horn into a polished handle

Horn has been worked into handles, combs and buttons for centuries because heat makes it pliable. Craftsmen typically soften it, press it flat, cut it into scales and let it cool slowly. The scales are fitted to the frame, shaped and sanded, and the last stage, a long polish with fine abrasives and compound, brings up the deep black shine seen here.

Horn is keratin, the same protein as fingernails, so each piece carries its own fine streaks and variations. Paired with a stainless 7 cm blade, it makes a compact Pakistan stainless steel knife with a traditional feel, built on handle-making skills common across Sialkot's cutlery trade.

Questions & answers

Every horn is different, and other answers

Are Pakistan knives any good?

Many of them are, and Sialkot's cutlers have built their reputation on exactly this kind of traditional folding knife. The thing to judge is the individual piece. This compact pruner has a stainless steel blade and a natural black horn handle; when you receive it, check that the blade opens to a firm stop, that it folds back centred, and that the horn is free of cracks. If it passes, it is a sound tool.

What is the stainless Pakistan knife price for this horn pruner?

See the top of the page for the unit price, shown in PKR to visitors in Pakistan, with ordering by WhatsApp. Bulk buyers, from garden shops to importers, get a lower price per knife as quantities increase; contact us on WhatsApp or by email for a quote.

Will every horn handle look the same?

Close, but not identical. Natural horn can show faint grey or brown streaks under the black gloss, and the depth of colour varies slightly from one piece to the next. The size, blade and shape are the same across the whole order.