Brian Chovanec - Ring Dagger "Daphne"

This is a One-of-a-Kind Sole Authorship build (knife, carving, engraving and custom presentation box) all from Brian Chovanec. This Ring Dagger named Daphne* features a blade of 14260 Carbon Steel with a polished finish and engraving, the guard is mild steel engraved and textured, the handle is Stag with stainless spacers between the Stag and decorative Padauk Wood spacers, the pommel is stainless and Bronze and the skull crusher at the tip of the pommel contains a Ruby!
 
Blade Length: 7 1/8"
Handle: 4 3/4"(excluding Pommel)
 
Case/Sheath: Custom presentation wood box, the lid is carved with a representation of the Daphne and houses the custom leather sheath and a Certificate of Authenticity. 
 
Brian Chovanec is a custom knife maker (originally from Australia, currently residing Slovakia). He specializes in one-of-a-kind collector's Art knives. All his knives 100% hand made using basic, mostly handheld tools and traditional techniques.  His work has found its way into some of the most exclusive private collections around the globe and has been published in numerous knife related publications 
 
* Daphne is a type of flowering plant, the pommel on this ring dagger is meant to represent the Daphne and hence the name of the Art Knife