440C steel hardened to HRC 61 10/8" (29-34mm) wide blade 75mm cutting edge 9mm spine thickness Near wedge grind Barbers notch Mirror polish blade, fine-satin hollow grind Water buffalo horn scales with nickel-silver/brass wedge Phosphor-Bronze pivot bearing washers Nickel-silver wedge pin with brass/nickel-silver washers Adjustable stainless steel pivot pins Shave-ready (Honed with one layer of tape.) Shaping, heat treatment, and even final sharpening/polishing are all done by hand, one by one.