Sax Blade "Birka" - damascus steel

Viking sax blade made of 256 layeres damascus steel.

The Viking damascus sax blade made is forged from genuine damascus steel with 256 layers and is based on historical models from the Viking city of Birka.

Blades made of damascus steel, such as the Birka sax blade, were already known to the Romans and Celts, but they were especially prized by the Teutons and Vikings. Damascus steel was used especially for sword and sax because such blades of damascus steel combine hardness with elasticity - they are therefore both sharp and unbreakable.

This beautiful sax blade is ideal for making your own stylish damascus sax at relatively low cost - an individual one-of-a-kind piece, oriented in form and function to your personal requirements.

The Birka sax blade is forged from two types of steel into one damask steel. The steel used is AISI 4340, a hard tempering steel with a low carbon content that contains nickel, chromium and molybdenum and has a high degree of toughness.

As well as 15N20, a nickel-containing steel with good properties, which produces good contrasts and beautiful, bright sections in Damascus steel. When both steels are forged alternately in layers, the distinctive damascus pattern is created, which makes each piece unique.

The hardness of the Sax blade is 58 to 60 HCR Rockwell.
The sax blade is delivered without handle and well sharpened.

Dimensions of the sax blade:
Total length 46 cm
Cutting edge 34 cm
Blade back 3.5 mm
Blade height 3.2 cm
Tang 12 cm