After doing a bit more research into leading manufacturers of pikal combative blades, I decided to go a slightly different direction and am now working with a bladesmith out of South Africa on a truly one-off custom hybridized pikal/karambit - Ironside Edgeworks, to be specific;
https://ironsideedgeworks.com
I was particularly impressed with some of the handle work that Gavin is doing on what could be described as “full dress” versions of his knives, as can be seen in this example of a prototype blade he’s been working on commissioned by none other than Craig Douglas himself;
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Deposit has been made, concept sketch approved, and work on my one-off “karambikal” will begin in the next week. This knife is going to be as much a work of art as it will be an effective defensive tool
I’ll post up more here when I get more updates