Knife with Damascus steel blade 0397005161

Damascus Steel Knife with Bone/Wood Handle and Nice Leather Sheath

General purpose knife with sharp Damascus steel blade ( twist design) and bone and rosewood handle.

Delivery includes a brown genuine leather sheath with attachment loop.

The terms Damascus steel , Damascene 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 greater hardness, better temperability, and greater edge retention, while the softer steel confers greater flexibility and tensile strength. This procedure, which emerged in an era when steel grades were often low and inconsistent, allows the positive attributes of different steel grades to be combined.
Moreover, the different shading generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers engender strikingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called Torsion Damascus , Rose Damascus pattern or Rose Damascus pattern. Undoubtedly, these unusual patterns partly explain why inherent magical properties were attributed to Damascus steel blades from the Middle Ages. Such a Damascene sword is depicted, for example, as a bloody worm or a poisonous snake in the Edda details.

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- Blade material: Damascus steel (twist pattern)
- Total length: approx. 24.5cm
- Blade length: approx. 11 cm
- Handle: approx. 13.5 cm, bone and rosewood, brass collar ring and stop plate (with integrated lanyard hole)
- Weight: approx. 200 g
- incl. leather cord and brown leather sheath with belt loop Support

historical: This item is not suitable for use in food preparation.

Please note: Since bone and wood are natural products, each knife has its own unique handle! Variations in the color and grain of bone and wood are quite common, and the images above are for reference only.