Dirk Loots - Pirate Knife
This is The Pirate Knife by Dirk Loots. This exceedingly Bad Ass Pirate Knife features a decorated copper d-guard frame handle bowie, the handle consists of a copper frame, copper spacers and is accented with Titanium liners and Titanium spacers that are anodized blue, the scales are blue stabilized Birds Eye Maple. The blade is a hot blued piece of layered steel, the outer layers are 12c27 stainless which sandwich a high carbon layer of 1095, this gives the blade the contrast of the blue and silver hamon like look. The knife is a takedown and no glue was used in the making of it. A copper habaki was carved from a single block of copper and is decorated with a skull on one side and crossed cutlasses on the other, there is a nickel silver accent on the spine and there is a Titanium spacer which is placed between the habaki and anodized blue. Not the type of knife I would normally acquire but I was drawn to it, it is undeniably cool and Bad Ass at the same time, I could not resist!
Dirk is an emigre from South Africa now proudly living in the US. Dirk, a member of the South African Knifemakers Guild, is in the process of joining the Knifemakers Guild here is the US. He makes a line of using knives but his love is the art pieces he produces. Besides being a knifemaker Dirk is also a professional photographer.
Blade length: 9 1/4"
Handle: 5"
Overall: 14 1/4"
Case/sheath: Dirk Loots Custom pouch
Pricing
All prices listed are net to Knifeology plus shipping
About Dirk Loots
From South Africa and currently living in Georgia, Dirk began making knives part time in 2011 and has since moved to full time work. He makes a variety of items from full customs, to jewelry and whatever in-between. He also has a passion for photography, and utilizes that skill when displaying his works.