Damascus Kaskara

[DaveS]

David R: I've heard of shear steel but don't know what it would like in a
sword blade that has been etched. I can tell you that this blade is
a layer-weld that was made to be etched and seen. I know it is
hard to tell by the quality of these pictures, but once the blade is
in hand and one can get a first hand look, it is very apparent that
this was a pattern that was brought out so it could be appreciated
by it's owner.
On the other hand i'm going to post pictures of the other kaskara
that has a pattern that looks like a layer weld, but i can't be 100
percent positive that it is damascus. Maybe it is "shear steel". It
almost reminds me a little of Syrian wootz (Sham). It has a little
shimmery look to it like sham, but of course it's not sham. Darn!!!
wish it was.............Dave