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Box tang; drop handle

Date of Construction: 2017-11

Blade Characteristics    Steel Type: Damascus    Composition  :  O1/nickel    Billet #  :  ?    Number of Layers: 264    Pattern: Raindrop    Etch: Medium    Polish: Satin    Dimension (inches)       Length: 9.5       Max Thickness: 0.221       Min Thickness: 0.085

Handle Characteristics    Grip Material: Ziricote    Grip Type : Box Tang    Fittings Material: Mokume    Fasteners: Pins+ Mosaic Pin    Dimension (inches)       Length: 5.8       Max Thickness: 0.921       Min Thickness: 0.87       Max Height: 1.287       Min Height: 1.13

Heat Treatment    Austenization & Quenching       Heat Source: Austenizer       Temperature (F): 1500       Quench material: Salt Pot       Quench temperature (F): 475    Tempering       Temperature (F): n/a       Duration (hrs): n/a       Repetitions: n/a

Cover provided

Comments

Massive blade - quasi-mokume guard and pommel (diffusion welded stacks of nickel silver+copper and nickel silver+copper+brass - respectively. San-mai construction - 1095/nickel over an O1 core. Family gift

n/a  =  not applicable