Boker LEO Damascus Folding Knife. A truly rare and unique piece of work
and a must for your collection, blending the centuries-old art of hand
forged Damascus with a piece of history.
The Leo Damascus,
a high performance Damascus steel, was made available to Boker through
a noted European Damascus forger, Markus Balbach. The steel used in this
knife is forged out of the barrel of the German battle tank Leopard I,
thus Leo Damascus.
This specialty steel
is not available to the market and there is no material number even assigned
to it because it was only used by the military.
Herr Balbach was fortunate
to acquire some for the exclusive use of Boker. A chromium-manganese and
vanadium tool steel alloy was added to this extremely wear-resistant barrel
steel. The result is a remarkably high hardness for Damascus steel (63-65
HRC). A very high performance Damascus.
The pattern provided
on the blade is labeled "small pyramid", providing a spectacular
work of art; and as with all true Damascus, every blade is different.
Handle material is
hard coated 6061-T6 aluminum and features exotic desert ironwoods inlays.
Liner locking.
Includes certificate
of authenticity and gift box. Serialized.
• Overall length: 7 7/8"
• Blade length: 3 3/8"
• Liner thickness: 1/16”
• Weight: 5.9 oz.
Country of Origin: GERMANY
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