Damascus steel knife blank 0301220521

Damascus steel knife blank

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 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.

Furthermore, the different shading generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers engender strikingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called the twist 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 Damascus sword is depicted, for example, as a bloody worm or a poisonous snake in the Edda .

Details:

Hand forged with 512 layers of Damascus steel.

Total length: approx. 24.8cm

Blade length: approx. 12 cm