Damascus-steel was a kind of steel originally made in Damascus and much prized for making swords. It was a laminate of pure Iron and steel comprising higher than normal quantities of carbon and produced by careful forging, doubling and twisting. Research Damascus-steel
Damascus-steel is a kind of steel originally made in Damascus and the East, formerly greatly valued in the making of swords for its hardness of edge and flexibility. It is a laminated metal of pure iron and steel of peculiar quality, carbon being present in excess of ordinary proportions, produced by careful heating, laborious forging, doubling, and twisting. Research Damascus-Steel
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