LogFAQs > #969201800

FigureOfSpeech posted...

nah

Damascus is a pretty general term in smithing and just basically means different types of steal and/or different sources of it. It's an extremely broad term and the picture (visual pattern on the blade) basically confirms that it is indeed Damascus but that doesn't mean a lot. It only speaks to the technique of the smithing and not the quality or style. Damascus blades can be utter shit and can fail like any other type of blade.

well yeah, it's true that the modern usage of "Damascus steel" basically just means pattern welded steel consisting of at least two different grades of steel. but it's pretty doubtful that this is even pattern welded steel, especially if it's a site that doesn't even know the correct term for the weapon it's selling, it's probably just monosteel with a fake pattern etched or printed on. you see that a lot in mass-produced "Damascus steel" weapons, where if you look at multiples of them, the pattern on all of them are exactly the same lol.