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MAFFI SYDNEY AUSTRALIA Small Deer Antler Handled Fixed Blade Knife
1980's-90's era Australian Hand Made MAFFI SYDNEY Knife
There seems to be very little information available on 'Paul Maffi' apart from to say that he was actively making beautiful handmade knives in Sydney Australia during the 1980'-90's with a very good reputation of producing high end top quality knives and we believe he then went on to make high end custom swords and even fantasy knives for Hollywood Movies. There is just one small reference to this effect in a Knife makers journal. (*we would happily stand corrected if this is not the case and would appreciate any information on Paul Maffi should anyone like to let us know and we would be happy to include it here)
We have a small collection of 6x MAFFI Knives which are all stunning. None came with sheathes so where possible, we have paired them with a leather knife sheath suitable for the knife and fitting the blade shape.
This is a small Hand Made Drop Point knife with Deer Antler Handle, with File work Spine and finger grooves and lanyard ring. (As a small knife, this one does not have a sheath but would suit a custom made one)
The knife has never been used and holds its original edge and it is unsharpened with an original very sharp edge.
Stamped on the blade is : HANDMADE MAFFI SYDNEY
Please note that the blade is a mirror finish and although unused and unsharpened, it has a few age marks on the blade as can be seen in the detailed (2nd from last) image, but then it is around the 50 year old mark and could possibly be polished out but we have left it in original condition.
Overall length is: 14cm
Polished Carbon Blade is: 4.5cm
Deer Antler Handle is: 8cm and held in place with three brass pins.
Lanyard ring at the rear of the knife.
If you look at the images of the spine, you can see how much work has gone in to this knife as the knife blank has been painstakingly ground from 5mm at the middle to just 1mm at the end of the handle and from one piece of steel
A beautiful Handmade in Sydney Australia knife and a real quality piece of Australian craftsmenship.
SOS#004250
We also have a very similar and slightly bigger White Bone Handle MAFFI Knife which can be seen in the final image and at this link: