Path fourPocket
Folding knives made as jewellery: gold, platinum, precious stone and the finest steel, small enough to carry every day.
- Type
- Folder
- Lock
- Slip joint or liner
- Scales
- Gold, stone, ivory-free
- Record
- $78,650
The folder
A pocket knife closes on a pivot so the edge sits safely inside the handle. The finest are made by hand, with every spring and liner fitted so the blade opens with one smooth pull.
Knives as jewels
Art knife makers set gold, engraved platinum and precious stones into the scales, and some folders have been made by the great jewellery houses. Al Capone carried a platinum knife with twenty diamonds spelling AL; it sold at Witherell’s in 2021 for $78,650, against an estimate of $5,000.
Carrying
Rules on blade length and locking folders differ by country and city. BULCIT ships only where it is lawful.