Jim Austin Custom Handmade Damascus Medieval Sword Dagger Knife Sting Sword LOTR

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STING SWORDLORD OF THE RINGSCustom Handmade Damascus Steel SwordSuperlative Artist: Jim Austin Blades Details: Overall Length: 23.00" Blade: 17.50" Handle: 5.50" Handle Material: Steel Wire Wrapped Guard Material: Nickel Silver Blade thickness: 5.25mmHeat treatment: 59 HRCDamacus Steel layers: 300+ True LayersOther Features: Exceptional balance, Comes with leather sheath with belt loop to carry that knife Damascus Steel: M odern pattern welded Damascus steel, many layers of hard higher carbon steels are welded to many layers of soft lower carbon steels. The pattern is designed, the blade is forged-welded, twisted, drilled, flattened, grounded, and forge-welded some more. The stack of steel is formed into a billet, and these billets or bars are then used to make a knife. The knife is profiled, ground, heat treated and finished with additional processes like etching and bluing to reveal the striking pattern. Blade is tempered & edge is fully sharpened. Hardened and Tempered to HRC59 ''All of our knives are 100% hand crafted. True quality material used to form the blade. The handle materials, blade steels, and leather sheaths are made professionally with no expense spared. Great handle fitting, exception sharp edge, nicely balanced grasp''HistorySting was an ancient blade made by Elvish weapon-smiths in Gondolin. It was lost during the Fall of Gondolin, the same battle in which Turgon fell and Glamdring was taken.The blade was carried by Bilbo in The Hobbit after he found it in a Troll-hoard. Sting was found alongside Glamdring and Orcrist. Though just a knife by the standard of elves, it made a perfect short sword for a Hobbit, although it was still rather small, as Bilbo initially chose to wear it "inside his breeches" and was still able to travel and even run without any apparent inconvenience.Just before his nephew left on his quest to Mordor, Bilbo gave Sting to Frodo.Sam then took the weapon from his (seemingly dead) master and used it to good effect against Shelob on the borders of Mordor. After the defeat of Sauronat the end of the Third Age, Frodo entrusted Sting to Sam and it became an heirloom of the Gamgee family. Gollum, who disliked anything made by the elves, was afraid of Sting. This fear aided Bilbo when he confronted Gollum in a cave at the base of the Misty Mountains in The Hobbit . It also helped Frodo and Sam subdue Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. Orcs also had an instinctive fear of these weapons and hated any who carried them.As is fitting for a blade of Gondolin, Sting could easily cut through the webs of the offspring of Ungoliant, including the evil Shelob and the spiders of Mirkwood, who christened the weapon Sting after many of them had been "stung" by Bilbo with it.Sting was like Glamdring and Orcrist in that "being the work of Elvish smiths in the Elder Days these swords shone with a cold light, if any Orcs were near at hand." But only Sting was definitively described as glowing blue, or glittering with blue flame at its edges.This Dagger is Named as ' 'STING''This stunning RARE dagger sword is fantastic creation. Dagger sword not only looks gorgeous but it also has rock solid construction due to it's incredibly handle fittings. Elegant blade of this dagger is the result of hours and hours of forging. Dagger sword forged with 1095 & 15N20 Damascus. Blade was given excellent heat treatment and Rockwell hardness of the blade along its edge is 59. Sleek Blade has implausible hand grinds on both sides and both sides are honed to sharp edges. Overall length of this dagger is whopping 23" and the length of the blade is 17.50 inches. High Polished Steel Wire Handle of this dagger is an awesome work of art.Weight of this dagger is 696 grams, and weight of the leather sheath is 210 grams.This knife is complete with a top quality 210 grams leather sheath. The leather sheath is totally hand tooled and sewn. The sheath can be worn on belt.Nutshell: True & complete Artistry employed all the way...Note: Knife in ... read more

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