This is an 8 1/4" blade made with 1080 high carbon steel, brass pommel and guard, a small carbon fiber spacer, and an “restored” antler handle. The antler for this was pretty weathered and chewed up by a dog, but I was able to sand, stain, and condition it back into something nice. The pommel is threaded onto the tang, so this knife is solid as a rock and also razor sharp.