A Beautiful Blade of Mixed Heritage…
September 7th, 2009 | 
Author: Today is a good day. Sinza, a buddy of mine, who started the Exotic Automatic forums we run, (http://exoticautomatic.com Go check it out!!) ran into a very interesting blade, and was kind enough to give me a heads up! And I gotta tell ya, this is an exotic beauty of a blade. Born of classic knife blood. My kind of heritage… Yeah… 
Allow me to introduce you to a unique stiletto from Burn Knives. A stiletto of mixed blood. African, Asian, and European. They call it an 11″ Italian picklock stiletto in random patterned damascus with a hollow ground tanto blade. *I* call her Aidemona. For reasons which may not be obvious right now. But I assure you, I will explain. And here she is:
Aidemona - 11" Italian Picklock Stilletto, Damascus steel, Tanto Blade
Isn’t she beautiful? I have always been a fan of stilettos. Beautiful, narrow, usually single edged blades, automatics with will of their own, an a undeniable presence. And this one, while a major departure from traditional stiletto design, is all the more attractive to me for it’s differences. Such sweet differences… OK… I guess I ought to stop marveling at her beauty and introduce her properly. Meet Aidemona.
Aidemona - Left Side
Aidemona - Bolster, Guard
I call this knife Aidemona in homage to several characters from Shakespearian literature. Specifically the tragic work, Othello. In it, we have the Venetian beauty Desdemona, who falls in love, and elopes with Othello, a moor, a man of color. In my mind I imagine that if they had a daughter, she would have been called Demona. A child of mixed Italian and African blood. A stiletto in dark damascus steel.
Aidemona - Right Side
Aidemona - Liner filework
But Aidemona is yet so much more than that. What if Demona had traveled to Asia, and hooked up with a Japanese man? A Samurai of noble blood? What would their daughter look like? Well, this is who I imagine Aidemona to be. An strong, exotic beauty with a proud Italian stiletto heritage, a Japanese blade, and beautiful dark damascus skin… A melding of cultures so far apart, into something… breathtaking.
Aidemona - Blade
Aidemona - Blade, Right Side, Point
Perhaps I am biased. I have always loved tanto blades. Their strong, utilitarian lines, and the pure strength of that point design. I have also always loved automatics. And what type of blade is more deserving to be the proud ambassador of automatic knives than the Italian Stiletto? I can’t think of any better. And of course, I love dark knives. Dark blued steel, patterned damascus, they look better to me than the million other shiny flashy blades out there. So you can probably imagine how knives like Aidemona make me feel.
Aidemona - Spine filework
Aidemona - Pommel filework
And just look at the fit and finish on this blade. Sweet, jet black onyx stone scales, the intricate file work along the spine, liners and pommel of the grip, the skull safety, and the mother of pearl button… A functional, beautiful but, oh, so evil looking work work of art. I love it. I would propose to her, except I have so many girlfriends now, I think it would surely mean my demise…
Aidemona - Mother of Pearl Button, Skull Safety
Aidemona - Closed - Right Side
I think I’m going to just go back and spend the rest of the day just drooling over her from afar…
11″ Italian Picklock Stiletto, Tanto Blade, Black Damascus – [Burn Knives]
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10 Comments »
*Whistles* if I had the 4k this is selling for I’d buy it in a heartbeat, at first when I looked at the site and thought it said $40 I nearly did.
well well well, a bolrog with the heart of a poet. that’s not something you see every day. this is one exceptional knife and i do believe you did her justice with your description.
indeed capnpervy
thats one damned sexy blade phyre bruv!
LOL Well thank you all kindly, ‘Tis for things like these that I remain, while the rest of my kin have moved on to the next world… This world is so very interesting…
Glad you liked it Brother. Thought of you the second I saw it.
Time to save some $$
LOL oh yeah…!
Oh god, I think i’m in love. Someone pinch me, i’m dreaming. Err, no wait, on second thought, don’t pinch me. O_O
The finish is exquisite, the blade, finely set. The handle, a work of art to behold. If i EVER get the money for this sucker, i’m buying, no second thoughts. And who doesn’t like black?
It’s heartbreaking to see such a epitome of beauty and knowing it’s out of your price range
Oh such a beauty she is. you did a great job in your description.
Aidemona is truly a work of art if i have ever seen one
All the average person can do with many custom knives is to admire them on the internet, or if they are really lucky, in a gallery somewhere. And really, if I had four thousand dollars to spend on a knife – if I really, truly could not come up with anything else to spend that much money on – I would buy something like this only because if I have pants on (or anything with pockets, really) then I have a knife, and if I had a five thousand dollar suit on, I’d want a four thousand dollar knife in my coat pocket.