Archer Here
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Hi all. Did this custom order for a fellow overseas. Hope you like it.
The Black Asp Kopis
Little History:
The Asp Snake was used by Cleopatra to bring about her demise. Slow moving but aggressive, the asp is very dangerous. Their poison is a systematic one that clots the blood and destroys the lining of the blood vessels.
Shop Details:
5160 Spring Steel cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more.
Total Length = 27 1/8
Blade Length = 20 ¾
Blade Width = 3 Widest Point
Blade Thickness = 3/16
Handle Length = 6 3/8
Handle Width = 1 1/16
Handle: Hickory w/ Gunstock & Black Cherry Stain
Weight = 2 lbs, 14 oz
Sheath = Hand Stitched Leather Hide & Black Snakeskin
The Black Asp Kopis
Little History:
The Asp Snake was used by Cleopatra to bring about her demise. Slow moving but aggressive, the asp is very dangerous. Their poison is a systematic one that clots the blood and destroys the lining of the blood vessels.
Shop Details:
5160 Spring Steel cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more.
Total Length = 27 1/8
Blade Length = 20 ¾
Blade Width = 3 Widest Point
Blade Thickness = 3/16
Handle Length = 6 3/8
Handle Width = 1 1/16
Handle: Hickory w/ Gunstock & Black Cherry Stain
Weight = 2 lbs, 14 oz
Sheath = Hand Stitched Leather Hide & Black Snakeskin
. Thank you for the complement. Chris
