Brass, acacia and steel: a Sialkot combination
Sialkot, in Punjab, has built its reputation on working metal: surgical instruments, sports goods and cutlery leave the city for buyers around the world. A corkscrew folder like this one brings several of those skills together. The stainless blade and the spiral corkscrew are shaped separately and fitted into the same handle, before the acacia is shaped and polished to a deep, mahogany-like tone.
The brass bolster sets it apart from the inox-bolster models in the corkscrew range. Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, polishes easily and slowly darkens to a warm patina that suits the reddish wood, giving this Pakistan pocket knife an old-fashioned warmth.
