Custom handmade Damascus steel skinning knife a with heavy duty custom hand tooled leather sheath shops

The old Missouri mule Skinner works well on game shops too!
This Starfire pattern knife has a Damascus steel finger guard and a walnut handle . It measures 11 3/4" overall with a 6 1/2" full exposed tang blade. It also comes with a heavy duty hand tooled leather sheath.

The Starfire pattern is unique to JNR Traders. This pattern was just added to our array of Damascus steel patterns in 2016.

The blades of all knives I have designed are made from two types of tool steel, folded and forge welded several times, forming Damascus steel. Each blade is heat treated to HRC 58-60. The patterns in the blades make them unique as your fingerprint, not to mention their individual designs.
In the Middle Ages weapons made of this material were highly sought after because of their durability and toughness in battle and as tools.
These knives hold a sharpened edge much longer than stainless steel blades, and will not shatter or break or snap off like a brittle stainless steel blade. They can take a beating.
They are excellent for hunters and chefs and collectors. Each is a work of art in its own right, yet quite functional in its' proper usage.