Viking Knife, Damascus Steel Blade and Wooden Handle 0564000236

This handcrafted Viking Age knife (Seax) has a razor-sharp 256-layer Damascus steel blade and a wooden handle with brass butt and collar. Delivery includes a beautiful tanned leather sheath with ornate brass trim and two rings. brass and leather loops for typical Viking-style horizontal carrying.

Please note that as the blade is sharp and fully functional, this knife is intended as a collector's or decorative piece and is not suitable for combat recreation.

The terms Damascus steel , damascened 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 forged and folded. The high-carbon steel ensures greater hardness, better hardenability and longer-lasting edge retention, while the softer steel confers greater blade flexibility and tensile strength. This procedure, which emerged in an era when steel grades were often low and inconsistent, allows the positive attributes of the various steel grades to be combined. Moreover, the different nuances generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers engender strikingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called Damascus. Damascus twist pattern or Damascus Rose pattern . These unusual patterns undoubtedly partly explain why inherent magical properties were attributed to Damascus steel blades of the Middle Ages.

Details:
- Blade material: Damascus steel (256 layers), sharp edge
- Handle material: wood and brass
- Total length: approx. 27cm
- Blade length: approx. 14 cm
- Weight: approx. 160 g (approx. 380 g with case)
- Leather and brass sheath with carrying loops