Damascus Steel Sax Knife with Black Leather Sheath 0201020332

The blade is hand forged from carbon steel.
Handle made of genuine horn with intricately decorated pommel.

Including a sturdy leather case with two straps, as the sax was used horizontally.
The term Damascus steel , Damascus steel or simply Damascus denotes a steel composed of two or more different steel grades. The name derives from the Syrian city of Damascus, which is an ancient stronghold and the origin of Damaststahlerzeugung gilt.In usually a hard, high carbon and a soft, low carbon steel ensures repeatedly forging welding and zusammengebracht.Der wrinkles for greater hardness , better hardenability and greater edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and greater resistance to breaking. With this technique, which originated in a time of poor and changing steel qualities, one can combine the positive characteristics of the different steels.Damascus twist or rose Damascus . Not least because of these patterns, Damascus blades of the Middle Ages were given an inherent magic. The Edda describes such a Damascus sword as a bloody worm, a poisonous snake.

Damascus version:
512 layers of Damascus steel
Blade length: 31 cm
Total length: 47 cm