Description

Böker Leopard-Damast III folding damascus knife 110239DAM.

Many Boker customers have asked them to offer the Boker Leopard Damascus III Collection edition with fins and thumb knob. This collector’s knife has a beautiful stainless steel 180-layer Damascus insert, skillfully hand-set into the handle scale. This gives the pocket knife a new appeal as the damask insert with its elegant pattern works very well with the hand-forged Leopard Damascus blade. The legendary Boker blade steel has been a favorite in the knife community for many years. It is made from a Leopard tank barrel, has 300 layers and a hardness of 61 to 63 HRC. With double sided pocket clip (fold/fold). Comes with frame case, certificate of authenticity and individual serial number.
Damascus steel

Damascus steel is the name of a type of steel that was very popular in the Middle Ages and early modern times. It was named after the Syrian city of Damascus, a former trading center for knives and swords with this type of blade. Damascus steel is not as widely used today as stainless or carbon steel, but it is still valued for its decorative appearance.

Damascus steel is a composite steel, i.e. steel made from two or more steel bases with different properties. The finished product has a clearly visible texture of alternating layers of base materials. To make a composite, two or more types of steel are used to achieve a finished product that combines their strengths. Damascus steel was developed to compensate for the disadvantages of steel as a material for making swords, knives and other weapons. Using hard or soft steel to make blades led to specific advantages and disadvantages: Blades made from hard steel are very strong and hold their edge for a long time, but they are also brittle and break quickly. Blades made of mild steel, on the other hand, do not break, but quickly bend and lose their edge.

The combination of hard and soft steel typical of Damascus results in a finished product that does not break (like mild steel) while still offering good edge retention (like hard steel). The basic materials of Damascus steel are usually welded together. The steel layers are welded by forging according to the basic principle: Finer layers of steel are better and easier to join. It is not uncommon to weld several hundred layers onto a single blade.

Damascus steel no longer plays a role in blade manufacturing today due to the availability of mono steel products (made from one type of steel) offering the same properties that are achieved in Damascus steel by combining two or more types of steel. Damascus steel is still valued for its decorative exterior and long history.

Total length: 22.5 cm
Blade length: 9.7 cm
Blade thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 156 g
Blade material: Damascus steel