WARREN OSBORNE FOLDING KNIFE ENGRAVED BY SAM ALFANO
Australia/Texas, 1951-2016
Polished stainless steel-framed handle with inlaid black-lip pearl panels and relief-engraved gold foliate designs against a black ground. Rear lock release. Polished steel blade with long nail mark. Signed on blade "Osborne Knives" on one side and marked "006" and dated "1989" on the other. Signed on bottom edge "S. Alfano".
Length 3.5".
Provenance:
The Property of a Gentleman: The Estate of Peter Goldstein.

Notes:
Warren Osborne, a native of Australia and later a resident of Texas, worked as a ranch hand and horse trainer, making knives in his spare time. He became a full-time knifemaker in the 1980s, focusing on quality hand finishes. He co-founded Blade Sports International and was a member of The Knifemakers' Guild.

Sam Alfano began engraving in the 1970s with a set of tools purchased from a mail order catalog.
In 1982 he was hired to engrave guns for an important personal collection, where he was able to study under master engraver Lynton McKenzie. He also traveled to Italy to learn the techniques of banknote/"bulino" engraving. For more than 35 years he has focused on engraving handmade knives and high-end jewelry and is a certified Master Engraver.

No wear or damages noted. Gold untested; no marks founds.

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