Serpette pruning knife with curved black horn handle

Pruning Knives Ref. 3624

Black Horn Handle Pruning Knife – 8.5 cm Handle

Name: Black Horn Handle Pruning Knife – 8.5 cm Handle
Brand: Pakistan Knives Factory
SKU: 3624
Price: 4.35 USD
Availability: InStock

This pruning knife has a hawksbill blade and curved black horn handle, no bolster, made in Pakistan.

$4.35

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

Wholesale $3.05

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

About this knife

This serpette pruning knife combines a 7.5 cm curved hawksbill blade with an 8.5 cm black horn handle shaped with a curved, hook-like butt, built without a separate bolster. Manufactured in Pakistan, its glossy horn finish and traditional shape suit collectors and working use alike. A wholesale item for retailers wanting a horn-handle pruning knife option.

Specifications

Weight: 0.077 kg
Blade size (cm): 7.5
Handle size (cm): 8.5
Blade: Stainless steel
Handle: Horn black

Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Sharpening

Whetstone, then strop: a two-stage routine

A serpette knife with a 7.5 cm blade needs little metal removed if it is kept up regularly. Two stages cover it:

On a medium whetstone of around 600 to 1000 grit, work the inner curve with the stone's edge at about 20 to 25 degrees, using short strokes from heel to point.
Count your strokes and give each face the same number, so the edge stays centred.
Move to a fine stone, 3000 grit or so, for a few lighter passes.
Wrap a strip of leather loaded with polishing compound around a dowel and strop the curve with the edge trailing.
Between sharpenings, a few strop strokes after each session revive the edge.

Questions & answers

Compact horn pruner: buyer questions

Are Pakistan knives any good?

Well-made ones are, and horn handles are a traditional speciality of the trade. On this compact model the black horn is shaped into a curved butt and polished to a gloss, the blade is stainless, and there is no bolster, so the horn meets the steel directly. Check that join and the closing alignment: a clean fit shows a stainless Pakistan knife made with care.

What is the Pakistan knife price for this compact horn model?

The price of one knife is shown at the top of the page, in rupees (PKR) for visitors in Pakistan, and it can be ordered by WhatsApp. Shops stocking several horn and bone pruners can combine them in one wholesale enquiry by email or WhatsApp for a better rate per piece.

Is the curved butt comfortable for small hands?

Yes. On the 8.5 cm handle the hook-like end sits against the side of the palm, so even a smaller hand holds the knife securely without squeezing hard, a shape that suits long pruning sessions.

Pro tip

Protect horn from heat and long soaks

Horn is keratin, like a fingernail, and it reacts to its surroundings. Leave this knife on a sunny dashboard or beside a stove and the black handle can warp or develop fine cracks; leave it soaking in a bucket and it can swell. Store it at room temperature, and twice a year rub a little beeswax or mineral oil into the horn with a soft cloth to keep the gloss and the curved butt in shape.

Did you know?

Trees seal their wounds rather than heal them

Unlike skin, wood never repairs a cut. A tree walls off the damaged area with chemical and physical barriers and grows new tissue over it, a process the American tree scientist Alex Shigo described as compartmentalisation. That is why clean pruning cuts matter: a smooth wound made with a sharp Pakistan knife closes over faster than one crushed or torn, and the 7.5 cm hooked blade here is designed to make exactly that kind of cut.