Damascus Steel Handmade Lock Back Folding Pocket Knife
Damascus Steel: Modern pattern welded Damascus steel, 512 layers of hard higher carbon steels are welded to many layers of soft lower carbon steels. The pattern is designed, the blade is forged-welded, twisted, drilled, flattened, grounded, and forge-welded some more. The stack of steel is formed into a billet, and these billets or bars are then used to make a knife. The knife is profiled, ground, heat treated and finished with additional processes like etching and bluing to reveal the striking pattern. Blade is tempered & edge is fully sharpened.
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This is a catalog picture. You will receive the knife as shown in the picture but the blade patterns and handle material may vary slightly.
Overall Length: 8” Inches Approx
Closed Length: 5.0”Inches Approx
Damascus Design: Twisted Patterns
Layers: 512
Handle: Wood
Sheath: Leather
Bolster: Engraved Brass
Hardness: 58-60 HRC