| Short sword | Date of Construction: 2005-12 |
| Blade Characteristics Steel Type: Damascus Composition : O1/Nickel Billet # : 5-Nov Number of Layers: ~100 Pattern: Twist Etch: Medium Polish: 600-1200 Dimension (inches) Length: 10.5 Max Thickness: 0.25 Min Thickness: 0.1 |
Handle Characteristics Grip Material: Rosewood Grip Type : Guard & pommel Fittings Material: Sterling Silver Fasteners: Allen Bolt Dimension (inches) Length: 5.875 Max Thickness: 1.212 Min Thickness: 1.062 Max Height: 1.575 Min Height: 1.124 |
Heat Treatment Austenization & Quenching Heat Source: Lava Pool Temperature (F): 1500 Quench material: Salt Pot Quench temperature (F): 475 Tempering Temperature (F): N/A Duration (hrs): 2 Repetitions: N/A |
Comments
| Personal Collection:Nikolai Stefanovitch Compositov IV = Nambam 2 - copper habaki, cast silver pommel & handle throat ring with dragon menuki and bahia grass seed embroidery, nickel silver guard with vine file pattern, blade spine with same, sheath with silver chape and throat ring with dragon menuki. This is a prize winning blade and is named as it is since it is a nickel-1095 twist composite of 4 bars with an O1 edge bar - and was made by me (Stephen=Stefan). This is one FANCY blade! |
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Nikolai is a NamBam2 blade that is definitely over the top with regards to enhancements. Due to the mass of the blade, there is a safety pin inside of the mosiac pin -- an 8x32 set screw
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