Francesco is not making knives at the moment because of illness, it apparantly remains to be seen if he will continue in the trade or not. It might be a very good time to pick up this beautiful linerlock folder from him. Measuring 7" open, 4" closed, and with it's mirror polished and flawlessly ground 2 7/8" blade, this piece is pure precision. The bolsters are mosaic damascus and each contains a very high quality diamondinlaid in gold. The scales are premium fiery black lip mother of pearl. The stainless steel backspacer is fileworked, as are the purple and gold anodized titanium liners. The blade blank has the krinkled finish on the flats that Francesco has made famous. Smooth as silk, this is a real treat.