Chinese Knife Dagger

The dragon, revered by oriental cultures, is by far the most powerful mythological beast of worship. Greatly feared, yet respected and loved, the incredibly mighty dragon is drawn to great riches, treasure and is a figure of uncompromising strength. The meaning of such a symbol can be translated to great wealth, power and total dominance.

The most valuable part of any knife however is its blade, with this folded steel dagger blade certainly forming a premium quality foundational core of this deadly, double edged dagger. 

Forged with folded steel, which is a mixture of 1045 soft steel, 1060 high carbon steel, manganese spring steel and many more smaller portions of other steels. This mixture is then folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, finally producing arguably the best sword & knife-making steel available, a technique renowned for smithing blades from both the oriental and middle-eastern regions of the world. 

Further promoting perfection, is the very difficult process of clay tempering the blade. This process precisely facilitates hardening of the blade’s edge, while leaving the blade’s core and spine softer and thus resilient. Definitely a marker of advanced blade making technology and visibly identifiable on this knife’s blade. 

Perfect for a personal collection, decorative dagger display and a razor sharp and deadly, Chinese dagger. 

Key Features:

• Folded steel knife blade – multi-layered steel with an unmatched razor sharp cutting edge, along with renowned blade resilience & elasticity.
• Genuine clay tempered blade with visible Hamon.
• Premium knife fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
• Perfectly balanced & versatile knife dagger – equally effective cutting and stabbing knife weapon. 
• High ornate dagger display value – decorative dagger with a classic, traditional form, steeped in mythological mystique. 

Chinese Knife Specifications:

• Overall dagger length: 42cm.
• Dagger blade length: 25cm.
• Width of blade: 3.3cm (at widest point). 
• Thickness of blade: 0.7cm (near hand-guard).
• Craft: Hand forged dagger.
• Blade material: Folded steel – over 1200 individual steel layers.
• Blade shape: Unique 8-sided octahedral blade shape.
• Genuine clay tempered blade with a real, visible wave Hamon line.
• Hardness: Core & spine – 30 HRC; edge 58 HRC
• Dagger handle material: Hardwood, wrapped with copper (hand carved illustrations). 
• Sheath material: Hardwood, wrapped with copper (hand carved illustrations). 
• Sword fittings material: Pure copper. 
• Tang: Full tang dagger.
• Item: Ornamental dagger.