Damascus Skinning Knife with Gut Hook, Black Horn Handle & Pearl Inlay – 10.5 cm Handle, Leather Case Included

This Damascus skinning knife has a gut hook, black horn handle and genuine pearl inlay, brass bolster, leather case included.

$29.00
Unit price. Rates are degressive by quantity, size and material.
Wholesale $20.30
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  • Factory direct Sialkot, since 1982
  • Worldwide shipping
  • Private label on request
  • Wholesale pricing by quantity

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

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?

The price for one knife is shown in rupees (PKR) at the top of this page for visitors from Pakistan. Hunting retailers ordering a selection of Damascus skinners can ask for a wholesale quote by WhatsApp or email, with a lower rate as quantities rise. Quotes can cover several handle styles at once.

Are Damascus knives from Pakistan any good?

Carefully forged ones are very good, and a skinner is a demanding test because its edge works hard. Look for clean, even layers on the 12.5 cm blade with no open seams, and a smoothly ground gut hook. Keep the Damascus dry and oiled after use, and treat the horn and pearl gently: no soaking, no dishwasher.

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.