Knife with Damascus Steel Blade 0397004501

Knife with shisham wood handle, Damascus steel blade.

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

The terms Damascus steel or pattern welded designate a composite steel forged from two or more different types of steel. It is named after its birthplace, the Syrian city of Damascus, an ancient stronghold of stamped steel production.

As a common practice, a harder high carbon steel and a softer low carbon steel are repeatedly welded and folded. The high carbon steel ensures higher hardness, better temperability and greater edge retention, while the softer steel confers greater blade flexibility and tensile strength.

This procedure, which emerged at a time when steel qualities were often low and inconsistent, makes it possible to combine the positive attributes of different steel qualities.

In addition, the different shadings generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers give rise to strikingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called the twist Damascus pattern or the rose Damascus pattern.

Undoubtedly, these unusual patterns partly explain why inherent magical properties were attributed to Damascus steel blades of the Middle Ages. Such a Damascene sword is for example depicted as a bloody worm or a poisonous snake in the Edda.

Details:

-Handle: shisham wood -Length

total: approx. 16.5 cm

-Blade length: approx. 7.5 cm -Includes leather sheath