German 'damascus' swords

erlikhan · 3rd March 2015, 10:47 PM

Hi. Examining early 20th century German 'damascus' called presentation swords ( upon a sample I came along in the market) I got confused. I checked several sold swords online. Pattern on most blades look like etching to me. Though many of them inscribed "damast stahl".
Sorry if my question looks silly but is not my field of familiarity . Are they in fact all etching actually, or are there real Damascus ones too? If yes, can you please show examples of the real Damascus on presentation swords?

regards

3rd March 2015, 10:47 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	German 'damascus' swords Hi. Examining early 20th century German 'damascus' called presentation swords ( upon a sample I came along in the market) I got confused. I checked several sold swords online. Pattern on most blades look like etching to me. Though many of them inscribed "damast stahl". Sorry if my question looks silly but is not my field of familiarity . Are they in fact all etching actually, or are there real Damascus ones too? If yes, can you please show examples of the real Damascus on presentation swords? regards Last edited by erlikhan; 3rd March 2015 at 11:05 PM.