Small Art Hunter Tai Goo 80" opened length

80" opened length

Stainless steel bolsters with engraving and gold inlays

Near mint condition (there is slight shrinkage of the scales and a fine crack in front handle scale)

Dates to between 1912 and 1940

This is a production knife made by Queen Cutlery

Small Art Hunter Tai Goo 80" opened length2 1 2" Damascus steel blade, 6 1 8" overall length Carved steel bolsters Carved ironwood burl scales Fancy filed steel liners Fancy filed tang with black lip mother of pearl inlay Gold pins throughout Tooled leather belt sheath with ostrich hide onlay Mint condition The bolsters and a portion of the blade spine and tang on this sole authorship knife are carved in the likeness of a craggy bearded face with gold eyes