| Bowie w false edge | Date of Construction: 2002-06 |
| Blade Characteristics Steel Type: Damascus Composition : O1/L6/203E/WI Billet # : ? Number of Layers: ~500 Pattern: Dolly Parton Etch: Medium Polish: 600-1200 Dimension (inches) Length: 7.75 Max Thickness: 0.178 Min Thickness: 0.084 |
Handle Characteristics Grip Material: Stag Grip Type : Guard & pommel Fittings Material: Mild Steel Fasteners: None Dimension (inches) Length: 5.75 Max Thickness: 1.07 Min Thickness: 0.946 Max Height: 1.138 Min Height: 1.126 |
Heat Treatment Austenization & Quenching Heat Source: Oven Temperature (F): 1500 Quench material: Oil Quench temperature (F): 140 Tempering Temperature (F): 425 Duration (hrs): 1 Repetitions: 2 |
Comments
| This is a random-pattern damascus blades with mild steel, hot blue guards. The pommel is a forged eagle head usable as a bottle opener (but watch your fingers!). It has an O1 tool steel strip welded onto the body as a cutting edge. The damascus steel used in these knives is composed approximately 500 layers of 01,L6, and 5160 tool steels, 203E mild steel and wrought iron with a total carbon content in excess of 70 points. The head-treatment consisted of a triple heat-cycle followed by a banite (molten salt at 475F) quench and tempering at 350F. The spines and ricassos have been flame-softened. |
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