Kingdom Armory Custom Jiblet

The Jiblet is a design that is Dave's imagining of a "pocket fixed blade". If you were going to toss a small fixed blade in a coat pocket, or stash one in a small pack this would be your knife. Small, ultra light weight with a huge drop belly...this knife really does have a lot going on for it in a very small envelope. 

The blade shape is a drop belly, modified spear point so it lends itself well to general purpose cutting as well as more specialized gutting and skinning chores like a traditional "bird and trout" design might be employeed for. Made from CPM154 stainless, heat treated by Bos, the hand ground full flat grind does a great job of getting down to a nice cutting edge in a blade this size. The flat ground was chosen on this build due to its strength and straight slicing utilitarian nature (and because Dave just felt like doing a flat).

The decorative ebossed etching adds to the industrial steam punk vibe of this piece, and is a vintage filagreed floral design, evocative of an Edwardian era of back alleys, bowler hats, and garter belts. Applied in a series of steps, via masking and acid etching, the final finish is a high polished hand buff that really pops.

Scales are sculpted Brown micarta, that have been affixed using a Titanium bolt satin finished to match. And in keeping with the old meets the new vibe of the build, an embossed texture cognac brown kydex was used to fabricate the sheath. Sort of high speed, sort of leather looking, all function and a written warning of note. The shape of the sheath is a function of necessity, allowing the proper purchase and draw of a knife this size. Do not stick your support hand in the curve and yank the knife out when you're showing your buddies. Ask me how I know! You've been properly warned!