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 refer to 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 patterned steel production.

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

This procedure, which emerged at a time when steel qualities were often low and inconsistent, allows combining the positive attributes of different steel qualities.

Furthermore, the different shadings generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers engender surprisingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called twist Damascus pattern or the rose Damascus pattern.

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

Details:

-Handle: shisham wood

-Overall length: approx. 16.5 cm

-Blade length: approx. 7.5 cm

-Includes leather sheath