Damascus Steel Viking Knife With Bone Handle

Discover Damascus Steel Viking Pocket Knife With Bone Handle

Viking era pocket knife with Damascus blade and bone handle



This Viking knife has a sharp blade made of 256-layer Damascus steel. The handle is made of bone and is decorated with period details. Since the knife is entirely handmade, the decorations may vary slightly from one piece to another.



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 derives from the Syrian city of Damascus, which is considered an ancient stronghold and the origin of Damascus steel production. Typically, a hard, high-carbon steel and a soft, low-carbon steel are joined together by repeated welding and forging. The high-carbon steel provides higher hardness, better hardenability, and increased edge retention, while the softer steel gives the blade greater elasticity and higher resistance to breaking. With this technology, which was developed in a time of poor and changing steel qualities, the positive properties of different steels can be combined. Due to the different colors with different carbon contents, impressive patterns of alternating layers are created, such as the so-called twist Damascus or rose Damascus . Due to these patterns, Damascus swords from the Middle Ages were said to have an inherent magic.



Details:

- Blade material: Damascus steel (256 layers).
- Also available in a normal version with carbon steel blade (item no. 0364002461)

- Handle material: animal bone

- Total length: approx. 18cm

- Blade length: approx. 8 cm

- Weight: approx. 60 g



The above specifications may vary slightly from copy to copy.



The steel used here is not stainless and may show slight signs of corrosion. We recommend taking care of the blade regularly, for example with Ballistol, a universal oil ideal for preserving steel products.



Since bones are a natural product, variations in colour and/or grain are quite normal. Therefore, no two handles of this Viking knife are the same and the images above are for illustrative purposes only.



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