Gladius - Faisal Yamin Design - Damascus
Price $995.00
Product Details
Blade Length 3.5
Overall Length 8.5
Closed Length 5
Weight (oz) 5.7
Source Previously owned
Additional Specs
Knife Type Tip Up Clip
Blade Material Damascus
Blade Details Drop Point, Spear Point
Handle Material Carbon Fiber, Metallic
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Elishewitz, Allen
"I was born in Texas where I have lived most of my life, but I also lived in Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand. I have been interested in knives ever since I was very young. I have been practicing different martial arts over the past 30 years like Okinawan Te, Thai Boxing, Northern Shaolin and Kali. These trainings, along with my experiences as a Recon Marine, gave me the perfect background to design both defense and utility knives. During the time I spent at 4th Recon C Company, I was a Team Leader in charge of a Deep Recon Platoon. I am trained in Artillery Call for Fire, Naval Call for Fire, SOTG, Amphibious Recon and many in-company trainings. I have a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and an Associate Degree in Fine Arts. I started making knives part time while I was in College and decided to become a full-time knifemaker after graduating. I have been making knives since 1988, constantly researching, refining and developing this craft. I am a member of the American Knifemakers Guild since 1994. At that time I was the youngest Guild Member. My work has been awarded several prizes: “Best Utility knife” at the 1992 Lone Star Knife Show in Dallas “Beretta award” at the 1995 Guild Show Fighting Knife Magazine’s “Knifemaker of the Year” award in 1996 “Best High-tech Knife” award at the 2001 SICAC in Paris, France. "
Yamin, Faisal
"I took an interest in knives, swords, and other unique creations in my early childhood years. I've always been drawn to difficult things and avoided those things that are easy or boring. I work as a Technical Architect and enjoy things that go fast and/or make loud noises. I hold a National Record as a competitive shooter. I have collected knives for years and in 2013 decided to do design collaboration work and now have many designs either in production or completed."