Vintage knife Wavey Blade

This is a storage find. I don't see a name or company.measure 9 1/2" with blade.Blade has what appear to be wavey.Not sure what handle is,maybe bone ju st want to know what type of knife or who is the maker.

 

Modern.... Pakistan,India,hobbyist,blade smith,etc.Pattern welded blade and file work on blade and spring.

 

Thank you!!

 

there are too many of these so called damascus blades out there for me to even guess at which are real or fake.............but lotta fakes..

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/790...MI1vHLuOvo7wIVCK_ICh2izAc9EAQYByABEgKFAfD_BwE

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/976...MIwJCb3e3o7wIVj4bACh3BCQnAEAsYGiABEgI_iPD_BwE

 

Thanks!!!

 

What the hell is a damascus blade...??

 

What is a Damascus blade?

Damascus knives are knives made from Damascus steel. It is the technique used to make the steel that marks them as 'Damascus' rather than any other part of the knife design. Damascus knives can be identified by the wavy, mottled pattern than runs through the blade.

but.............

However, some manufacturers fake pattern welding by applying acid etching or laser etching to carbon steel or stainless steel blades. These are considered fake damascus steel blades, as they are primarily made with the intention of aesthetically imprinting Damascus looking patterns on cheaper blades.

any other questions?

 

@komokwa - if it were true damascus steel, wouldn't the pattern be visible on the edges, and the scalloped parts of the blade, the same way the rings of a tree run all through the wood. Would one expect the steel pattern to be three dimensional in the same way?

 

^^^^

That's what I'm thinking??

 

I'd expect so; but a faked Damascus would be only on the sides of the blade, not the edges; unless Komo thinks differently. And on this, I don't see any of the pattern on the edges.

 

The pattern is there,you can't see it because that portion of the blade was not acid etched and is polished. Knife smith Bill Moran coined the word Damascus steel for patterned welded steel in the early 1970's.

 

i like what these guys have to say..........

https://knifewear.com/blogs/articles/the-truth-about-damascus-steel