About this knife

This fixed-blade skinning knife pairs a 12.5 cm hand-forged Damascus steel blade with an integrated gut hook and a 10.5 cm black horn handle inlaid with three pearl diamonds, finished with a brass bolster. Handmade in Pakistan, the pearl inlay sets it apart from the plain-horn skinning knives in the range. A premium wholesale item for hunting retailers targeting collectors.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
Weight
0.331 kg
Blade size (cm)
12.5
Handle size (cm)
10.5
Blade
Damascus steel
Handle
Horn black
Bolster
Brass
Included
Leather case
Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Quality check

Inspecting inlay, horn and Damascus on arrival

A knife with this much detail rewards a careful look out of the carton. For a Pakistani Damascus skinner with pearl inlay, check:

  • The three pearl diamonds sit flush with the black horn, with no raised edges or gaps around them.
  • The horn is glossy and free of cracks, especially near the brass bolster.
  • The Damascus pattern on the 12.5 cm blade is clearly etched and continues into the gut hook.
  • The inner edge of the gut hook is evenly ground.
  • The knife seats fully in its leather case.

Pieces with natural horn vary slightly in shade from one knife to the next; that is normal.

Made in Sialkot

Inlaying pearl in black horn

Inlay work is one of the slowest steps on a knife like this. Small recesses are cut into the horn, the pearl pieces are shaped to fit them exactly, set with adhesive and sanded flush, so the whole handle can be polished as one surface. Black horn is an ideal ground for it: the iridescent pearl stands out sharply against the dark keratin.

Ahead of the 10.5 cm handle sit a brass bolster and a 12.5 cm hand-forged Damascus blade with its gut hook. It is a skinner knife made to be used, yet the three pearl diamonds set it apart from the plain-horn skinners in the range.

Questions & answers

Questions on the pearl-inlaid skinner

What does the pearl-inlaid Damascus skinner cost in Pakistan?

US$29.00 per piece (PKR 8,620 for buyers in Pakistan). From 50 pieces the price drops to US$20.30 per piece. For a larger order, send us the quantity on WhatsApp or by email and we will quote a lower rate.

Did you know?

Pearl's shimmer is structure, not colour

The rainbow sheen of pearl contains no pigment at all. Nacre is built from microscopic plates of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate, stacked in layers roughly as thin as a wavelength of light, so light reflecting between them interferes and splits into colours. That chemistry also explains why pearl dislikes acids such as vinegar or lemon juice: keep them off the three inlaid diamonds on this Pakistan knife.