Sgian Dubh Knife With Damascus Steel Blade And Sheath.

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Sgian dubh knife with Damascus steel blade and leather sheath

Sgian dubh is a small, hand-forged Scottish knife with a decorated ebony handle. This traditional Scottish knife, also called a half-dagger, is worn in the right half so that only the top of the handle is visible. It was originally intended for ceremonial purposes. The sgian dubh has been part of the basic equipment of all Highland Scots since the 18th century. The name comes from Gaelic and means black. It is unclear whether this refers only to the colour of the handle, which was actually predominantly black, or whether it is hidden or derived from a broader meaning.

The blade is made of 512 layers Damascus steel.

The term Damascus steel , Damascus steel or simply Damascus refers to a composite steel made from two or more different types of steel. The name comes from the Syrian city of Damascus, which is considered the ancient stronghold and origin of Damascus steel production. As a rule, a hard steel with a high carbon content and a soft steel with a low carbon content are combined. Forging welding and folding. The high carbon steel guarantees higher hardness, better hardenability and higher edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and higher resistance to breaking. With this technology, which emerged in an era of poor and changing steel qualities, the positive properties of different steels can be combined. Thanks to the different colors with different carbon contents, impressive patterns of alternating layers are created, such as for example twisted ones - called twist Damascus or rose Damascus . Because of these patterns, Damascus swords from the Middle Ages were said to have an inherent magic. The Edda describes a Damascene sword blade as a bloodworm, a poisonous snake.

Details:
- Total length: approx. 19.5cm
- Blade length: approx. 10 cm - includes matching leather sheath

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