Blade, bolster and handle: reading a Damascus folder
Fifteen models make this a compact range, small enough for a retailer to stock most of it. The pattern-welded blade is the common thread; what changes is the shape, the bolster and the handle around it.
- Blade shapes: mostly classic folding profiles, plus a trailing point, a tanto and the skinning blade of the Damascus Blade Skinning Knife with Natural Ram Horn Handle.
- Bolsters: plain brass, sculpted eagle heads, floral engraving, or Damascus to match the blade.
- Handles: black horn leads, with white bone, white horn, teak, acacia, rainbow wood and sculpted or skeletonised steel as alternatives.
- Size: handles from 9.5 cm on the glossy horn model up to 14 cm, with the Damascus Blade & Bolster Folding Knife with Teak Wood Handle at 13.5 cm.
Thirteen of the fifteen come in a wooden box, a real advantage for gift sales. For a first order of Pakistan Damascus knives, pick a spread: one horn model with an engraved bolster, one all-steel design, one natural-wood handle and one smaller piece at a more accessible price. When samples arrive, look at each blade under a lamp: the pattern should run cleanly to the edge, without blotches or flat grey patches.
