Knife with Hardwood Handle, Damascene Blade, with minor flaws

Knife with Hardwood Handle, Damascus Steel Blade, with minor flaws

Flawed, discounted item: The shape of the blade and the handle differs from the standard shape. The leather sheath is also different and does not close (see pictures). For these reasons, this item is reduced in price.

Please note that discounted products that are expressly mentioned as flawed items are non-returnable.

Important:
Several items with similar flaws are offered here. The pictures shown are for illustrative purposes only, the flaws vary from piece to piece.

This knife has a blade forged from 280 layers of stainless steel. The handle is made of wood. At the end of the handle is a hole for a lanyard.

The terms Damascus steel or pattern welded designate a compound steel forged out of two or more different types of steel. It is named after its birthplace, the Syrian city of Damascus, a former stronghold of the patterned steel production. As a common practice, a harder high carbon steel and a milder low carbon steel are repeatedly forge welded and folded together. The high carbon steel ensures a higher hardness, a better temperability and longer lasting edge retention, whereas the milder steel confers greater blade flexibility and tensile strength. This procedure, which arose in a time where steel qualities were often low and inconsistent, enables to combine the positive attributes of the various steel grades. Besides, the different shadings generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers engender strikingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called Torsion Damascus pattern or the Rose Damascus pattern. Undoubtedly, these unusual patterns partly explain why inherent magical properties were attributed to the Damascus steel blades of the Middle Ages. Such a damascene sword blade is for example depicted as a bloody worm or a poisonous snake in the Edda.

Details:
- Handle: hardwood
- Overall length: approx. 16.5 cm
- Blade length: approx. 7.5 cm
- Including leather sheath