This knife with a uniquely carved animal head handle was fabricated by Shiva Ki who is considered by many to be one of today's best fixed blade fighting knifemakers in the U.S. with some of the sharpest blades in the world. The blade on this Shiva knife is 9 1/4 inches long, which is marked with the Ki logo and features top serrations. The guard is accented with a red band. The carved handle is handcrafted from two different materials: a section of bone near the guard, with an ivory reptilian designed head. A meticulously carved scale pattern is featured on both the bone and ivory, with the ivory carved head having glass eyes. There are single red bands on the handle near the guard and where the bone and ivory sections meet. OAL: 14 1/2".

Very good. The blade has some light spotting and the guard has a series of minor scratches. The handle has a few minor cracks.