LOCUST RING DAG

10" overall (1999)

Damascus steel, 22k yellow gold, 18k rose gold, 10k red gold, silver, Wooly Mammoth ivory, leather.

Carved ivory locust wings are on both sides of the grip. The various components are held by the metal being chased into place around them. (The ring dagger form was made popular in contemporary times by Gold Rush era San Francisco cutler Michael Price.)