3" Damascus Lockback with Titanium Bolsters – Mammoth Tooth & Mother of Pearl Jewelry Collection

The 3" Lockback has been one of Santa Fe Stoneworks’ best-selling designs since the 1980s. Designed by renowned knife designer Phil Gibbs, this historic model combines compact proportions, dependable performance, and timeless style in a pocketknife made for everyday carry. Although its engineering and manufacturing have evolved over the decades, the original concept remains unchanged: a refined, reliable knife designed to be used, appreciated, and passed from one generation to the next.

This premium version features a precision CNC-machined stainless-steel frame and a 110-layer stainless Damascus blade with a distinctive Small Rose pattern. Textured titanium bolsters provide a modern contrast to the traditional lockback design, while brass washers support smooth, consistent operation.

Its excellent “walk and talk” action produces a crisp snap as the blade locks securely open and returns firmly to the closed position. The blade is digitally precision-ground and finished with a razor-sharp edge.

Features & Specifications

• Model: 3" Lockback

• Blade Material: 110-Layer N690 and 440C Stainless Damascus

• Blade Pattern: Small Rose Pattern

• Blade Hardness: Approximately 59–60 HRC

• Blade Length: 2"

• Closed Length: 3"

• Overall Length (Open): 5 1/4"

• Locking Mechanism: Lockback

• Bolsters: Textured Titanium

• Washers: Brass

• Liners: Stainless Steel

• Construction: All Parts CNC-Machined for Precision and Consistency

• Handle Material: Mammoth Tooth & Mother of Pearl Jewelry Collection

• Available Materials: Malachite, Kingman Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli or Peruvian Opal with Stabilized Mammoth Tooth and Mother of Pearl Accents

About the Blade Steel

110-Layer N690 and 440C Stainless Damascus — Small Rose Pattern

This stainless Damascus blade is forged from 110 alternating layers of N690 and 440C stainless steels, creating the compact, swirling Small Rose pattern. The combination provides excellent edge retention, corrosion resistance, hardness, and durability. Vacuum heat treatment and a working hardness of approximately 59–60 HRC support dependable cutting performance, while the layered construction gives every blade a distinctive appearance.

About the Mammoth Tooth & Mother of Pearl Jewelry Collection

This Jewelry Collection combines stabilized fossilized mammoth-tooth and luminous mother-of-pearl accent pieces with a selection of richly colored materials: Malachite, Kingman Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli or Peruvian Opal. Each combination is carefully arranged and fitted to create the appearance of fine jewelry within the handle.

Fossilized mammoth tooth comes from the ancient molars of woolly mammoths that lived more than 10,000 years ago. Its remarkable patterns reflect the tooth’s original cellular structure, preserved and transformed through thousands of years of mineralization. Each section is stabilized under immense pressure to strengthen the fossil for precision inlay work.

Mother of pearl adds luminous contrast and visual movement. Its microscopic layers interact with light to produce shifting tones of white, silver, pink, blue and green. Variations in the fossil, shell and featured materials ensure that every finished handle is truly one of a kind.

Design Details

Precision-fitted mammoth-tooth accents add prehistoric character and intricate pattern, while mother-of-pearl accents bring luminosity and contrast to the Malachite, Kingman Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli or Peruvian Opal featured in each handle.

Textured titanium bolsters and the compact, swirling Small Rose Damascus blade complete the knife, bringing together ancient fossil, iridescent shell, fine-jewelry detailing, modern precision and traditional lockback craftsmanship.

Classic lockback. Ancient fossil. Functional pocket jewelry.