Damascus Blade
Posted in Knives on 05/19/2010 10:47 pm by Blade Runner |
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Custom Damascus Master Chopping Chef Knife Blank Knifemaking Sharp CK3 26 B97 |  |
11 Bids | US $37.67 | 15m |
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Folding Pocket hunting Knife Sharp Big Browning Awsome | |
1 Bid | US $.97 | 15m |
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Marbles Little Buffalo Skinner MR523 Damascus Blade | |
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US $44.95 | 18m |
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CUSTOM HANDMADE DAMASCUS STEEL FOLDING POCKET KNIFE DKS F10 Quality Material | |
5 Bids | US $16.27 | 20m |
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Fox N Hound Genuine Stag Damascus Mini Caper Full Tang Knife Brand NEW in BOX | |
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US $23.99 | 24m |
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MS STEVE DUNN ENGRAVED GOLD DAMASCUS STAG BOWIE | |
0 Bid | US $1,895.00 | 27m |
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NEW MS JEROME ANDERS DAMASCUS ANGEL HAIR DAMASCUS BOWIE | |
0 Bid | US $1,295.00 | 28m |
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Texas Hog Hunter Damascus Steel Knife Blade Blank Billet 768 | |
2 Bids | US $46.99 | 28m |
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MS RICK DUNKERLEY FANCY DAMASCUS NEW FIGHTER | |
0 Bid | US $1,495.00 | 29m |
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MS SHANE TAYLOR BLOOD SHOT EYES DAMASCUS STAG BOWIE | |
0 Bid | US $1,895.00 | 29m |
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Custom Made Damascus Hunting Knife with Walnut Handle Full Tang Mosaic Pin | |
12 Bids | US $41.01 | 29m |
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NEW MASTER SMITH OCTOGON POLL TOMAHAWK BY RAYMOND SMITH | |
0 Bid | US $395.00 | 29m |
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BLACK HOUND CUSTOM HANDCRAFTED DAMASCUS KNIFE | |
0 Bid | US $20.00 | 30m |
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RARE CASE XX 2007 AMBER BONE DAMASCUS MUSKRAT KNIFE 5708 MIB NR VERY NICE | |
21 Bids | US $76.55 | 33m |
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DAMASCUS BLADE FIX BLADE KNIFE HORN H BY ★Mr Prince★ ♥▀PK 34 ▀♥ | |
0 Bid | US $45.00 | 33m |
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CUSTOM MADE DAMASCUS HUNTING KNIFE FULL TANG SHEATH PERKINS HANDMADE KNIVES | |
0 Bid | US $49.00 | 33m |
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Custom Damascus Folding LockBack Blade With Black Cow Bone Handel Pocket Knife | |
0 Bid | US $39.26 | 33m |
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CUSTOM MADE DAMASCUS HUNTING KNIFE WITH STAG HANDLE | |
22 Bids | US $76.51 | 33m |
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Leopard Custom Damascus Folding Liner Lock Blade Knife | |
0 Bid | US $41.32 | 34m |
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Handmade Damascus steel blade hand carved bronze Tosogu sword in Longquan China | |
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US $248.00 | 37m |
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CUSTOM MADE DAMASCUS HUNTING KNIFE FULL TANG PERKINS ENGLISH HANDMADE KNIVES | |
2 Bids | US $49.00 | 38m |
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Custom Made Damascus Hunting Knife with Walnut Handle | |
12 Bids | US $24.50 | 39m |
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Boker Custom Damascus Burl Wood Lockback Pocket Knife | |
13 Bids | US $26.13 | 40m |
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RARE CASE XX SFO 2010 ULTRA VIOLET BONE DAMASCUS TRAPPER KNIFE 1 72 MADE MIB NR | |
23 Bids | US $132.50 | 43m |
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Custom Made Damascus Folding Knife With Stag Bone Handle AC Michaels | |
8 Bids | US $41.00 | 44m |
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Can someone re-word this?
During the first millennium B.C.E. a highly superior steel product was made in India, in a region near Hyderabad. Well known for its strength and its wavy patterned surface, it was especially desirable for making sword blades. Some think that the ore found in that area just happened to have the right impurities to give the steel special properties. The hot iron was repeatedly forged and folded to produce a metal of extremely high quality that became famous all over the ancient world. It was especially sought after by Europeans, who called it "wootz"; by Moors living in Spain, who used it to make their Toledo blades; and by Arabs, who used it in their famous Damascus swords.
The ONLY sentence I would reword (IMO) is:
Some think that the ore found in that area just happened to have the right impurities to give the steel special properties.
try: Some think that the ore found in that area contained certain impurities that gave the steel that was made from it those aesthetic properties.
BTW, who are the "Some"? It would make a stronger sentence if you specified who the "some" are. Historians? Metallurgists?
I would also take out the comma after 'Spain'
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