The wonderful thing about our Damascus steel is its always hand-forged, good old hammer an anvil. Artisan blacksmiths create these items using traditional methods, honouring skills passed down through millennia. This produces something intrinsically valued and beautiful. Each piece is uniquely different like a finger print, and no piece alike.

Damascus steel in the modern sense is created by forging stacking different types of steel together. Under intense heat and pressure this combination laminates. Applying various techniques of both layering and twisting the smith is able to produce an array of patterns. Original Damascus steel dates back as early as the Viking age.

A contemporary style based on the traditional Saumurai "tanto" knife. The Aya II is in great taste for Japanese design enthusiast and collectors alike.

Accompanying the Aya with Walnut Wood scales, our Aya II has fine polished, bone scales as a new alternative. DIMENSIONS

Sheathed length - 175mm Drawn length - 160mm Blade length – 85mm Handle – 75mm Blade Thickness - 4mm Sheathed weight - 150g Drawn weight - 125g

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION

Blade Material - 4340/1060AISI, carbon steel Blade Construction - Forged/ folded, damascus steel Tang - Full flat tang Pattern - Raindrop Edge - Fully sharpened Tang - Full flat tang Handle - Polished bone w/ brass mosaic & brass pins Sheath - Genuine leather

As this is a handmade product, individual specifications may vary.

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