Compact serpette pruning knife with warm-toned bone handle and inox bolster

Pruning Knives Ref. 3802

Warm Bone Handle Pruning Knife – 8 cm Handle, Inox Bolster

Name: Warm Bone Handle Pruning Knife – 8 cm Handle, Inox Bolster
Brand: Pakistan Knives Factory
SKU: 3802
Price: 5.60 USD
Availability: InStock

This compact pruning knife has a hawksbill blade and warm-toned bone handle, inox bolster, 8 cm, made in Pakistan.

$5.60

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

Wholesale $3.92

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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 pairs a 6.5 cm curved hawksbill blade with an 8 cm warm-toned bone handle and a polished inox bolster, sized for a compact everyday-carry pruning tool. Manufactured in Pakistan, its creamy bone finish offers a natural-material option in the compact size range. A wholesale item for retailers wanting a bone-handle compact pruning knife.

Specifications

Weight: 0.102 kg
Blade size (cm): 6.5
Handle size (cm): 8
Blade: Stainless steel
Handle: Bone
Bolster: Inox

Knife Notes

Know-how from our Sialkot workshop

Display & retail

Giving a small bone pruner a place near the till

Compact pruners are impulse purchases, and this one sells best where customers can pick it up. Hang a few on a hook strip beside the till or at the end of the seed aisle, at eye level, with one opened on a small stand so the 6.5 cm hooked blade shows its shape.

The creamy bone handle stands out against dark wood, so place it among the teak and acacia compacts rather than on its own: shoppers compare, then pick a favourite. A short card explaining what a serpette knife is for (roses, herbs, cuttings) answers the most common question before anyone asks it.

In late winter, move the display next to secateurs and pruning gloves; before the holidays, bring it to the gift table.

Made in Sialkot

How bone becomes a knife handle

Bone has been used for knife handles for centuries because it is hard, takes a polish and has always been far easier to obtain than ivory. In the Sialkot trade, as elsewhere, bone destined for scales is usually cleaned, boiled and degreased first, then dried slowly so it does not split, and only then sawn into thin, flat slabs ready to be shaped for a compact 8 cm handle.

Because bone is a natural material, tiny pores and darker flecks remain in every piece, even after polishing, and the tone shifts slightly from cream to warm ivory. On a Pakistan knife with a bone handle like this one, those marks are evidence of the real material rather than a defect, and they make each knife slightly different from its neighbour.

Care & maintenance

Habits that keep bone and steel looking new

Bone is tougher than it looks but dislikes extremes. A few habits keep this compact pruner as it was on the first day:

Never leave it soaking in water or lying in a hot car: bone absorbs moisture and can crack if it then dries too fast.
Wipe sap and soil off the handle with a barely damp cloth, then dry it.
Every few months, rub a trace of mineral oil or beeswax into the bone to stop it drying out.
Clean the 6.5 cm blade with warm water or rubbing alcohol before folding, and put a drop of oil on the pivot.
Keep it out of the dishwasher, where heat and detergent dull and dry the surface.

The inox bolster needs nothing more than a wipe.

Questions & answers

Natural bone, origin and price, answered

Are knives made in Pakistan any good?

The best way to answer is to handle one. Most of the country's cutlery comes from Sialkot, a city that has exported knives, scissors and surgical instruments for well over a century. Pakistan knives vary like knives from anywhere, so look at specifics: this one has a stainless blade, a polished inox bolster and natural bone scales that should sit flush, with no gaps. A smooth opening and a centred blade when closed mean you have a sound knife.

What is the folding knife price in Pakistan for this bone model?

It is shown at the top of the page; visitors in Pakistan see it in rupees (PKR) and can buy over WhatsApp. That is the single-unit price. For retail or nursery stock, rates fall with each step up in quantity: send us the number you have in mind by WhatsApp or email and we will quote.

Will my knife look exactly like the photo?

Very close, but not identical. Bone varies naturally in tone and may show fine pores or flecks, so each handle is slightly different. The shape, the 8 cm handle length and the inox bolster are the same on every piece.