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CUSTOM HAND MADE FORGED DAMASCUS STEEL dagger knife with leather sheath The earliest daggers were made of materials such as flint, or CAMEL bone in Neolithic times. Copper daggers appeared first in the early Bronze Age, in the 3rd millennium BC,[12] and copper daggers of Early Minoan III (2400–2000 BC) were recovered at Knossos.[13] Relief of akinakes, a type of ancient dagger, worn by an Achaemenid guard in PersepolisIn ancient Egypt, daggers were usually made of copper or bronze, while royalty had gold weapons. At least since pre-dynastic Egypt,[14] (c. 3100 BC) daggers were adorned as ceremonial objects with golden hilts and later even more ornate and varied construction. One early silver dagger was recovered with midrib design. The 1924 opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun revealed two daggers, one with a gold blade, and one of smelted iron. It is held that mummies of the Eleventh Dynasty were buried with bronze sabres; and there is a bronze dagger of Thut-mes III. (Eighteenth Dynasty), circa B.C. 1600, and bronze armour, swords and daggers of Mene-ptah II. of the (Nineteenth Dynasty) circa B.C 1300.[15] This superb design is hand forged. THE HANDLE IS MADE BY BULL HORN & BRASS BOLSTER Blade of this knife has a nice file work and is made of 512 layers of 4340 stainless steel and 1075 high carbon steel and hardness 55-58 HRC . This robust Blank Blade is lab tested under intense conditions, the balance and shape of this Blank Blade ensures perfect grip. Overall Length: 9” Inches Blade : 4.5” Handle 4.5” Damascus Design: twist Layers: 512 Hand Forged Hardness: 55-58 HRC Care Instructions: Keep the blade dry after each cleaning. Warning: Take care when removing product from packaging. Keep fingers clear of blades. Store away from children