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 marbled cream-and-brown horn handle, finished with a polished brass guard and pommel. Crafted in Pakistan, it ships with its own leather belt case for hunting and field use. A dependable wholesale seller for retailers building out a fixed-blade hunting knife range.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Pakistan Knives Factory, Sialkot, Pakistan
Weight
0.333 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

Gift ideas

For the hunter who already owns a skinner

For someone who already has a working skinner, this is the step up: a 12.5 cm hand-forged blade with a gut hook, and a marbled cream-and-brown horn handle between a polished brass guard and pommel. Among Pakistan Damascus knives, it is one that gets used as well as admired.

  • A milestone birthday for a hunter with decades in the field.
  • A thank-you from a hunting party to whoever organised the trip.
  • A retirement present for a gamekeeper or ranger.
  • A Christmas gift, paired with a sharpening rod for the gut hook.

Because horn is marbled by nature, each knife looks a little different, which makes the present feel personal.

Quality check

Judging marbled horn and forged steel

Natural horn and hand-forged Damascus both vary from piece to piece, so the checks are about soundness rather than sameness:

  • The cream and brown marbling runs through the horn, with no cracks or lifted layers.
  • The polished brass guard and pommel sit tight, with smooth joins to the handle.
  • The pattern is clearly etched along the whole 12.5 cm blade and around the gut hook.
  • The main edge and the hook are both evenly ground.

A professional skinning knife should pass all four before it earns its place on a hunting counter.

Questions & answers

Marbled horn Damascus: questions and price

What does the marbled horn 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.

Sharpening

Touch-ups for a Damascus hook and edge, in camp and at home

  1. Carry a small ceramic or diamond rod in the field and keep whetstones for home.
  2. For a quick fix, draw the curved edge along the rod at about 20 degrees, a few light passes per side, following the belly of the 12.5 cm blade.
  3. Slip the narrow end of the rod into the gut hook and work its inner bevel with short strokes until it catches lightly on a fingernail.
  4. Back home, refine the main edge on a fine stone, keeping the stone off the patterned flats.
  5. Wipe and oil the blade before it returns to its leather case.