Digging through a drawer earlier today found a knife (pictures attached -- if I haven't screwed up my first attempt). The only thing I can decipher is that a label on one end of the box says 135mm. Have no recollection how many years ago I purchased it, for how much, where, etc. So essentially after looking at the pictures you know as much as I do about it. Can anyone tell me anything about it? I suspect it's an inexpensive knife that simply caught my eye somewhere.
Also (if you'll permit a second, unrelated question in this same thread): Are the only sensible means of judging the quality of Damascus blades the obvious ones, e.g., knowing the general reputation for such blades of the bladesmiths who made them, identifying the composition of the blade, weight, profile, taper, etc.; inferring their quality from the quality of other parts (e.g., handle)? Absent such information, it seems virtually impossible to distinguish between a "quality" knife and one of questionable (to say the least) character, e.g.: http://www.ebay.com/itm/310832945215?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Thanks,
Larry
Also (if you'll permit a second, unrelated question in this same thread): Are the only sensible means of judging the quality of Damascus blades the obvious ones, e.g., knowing the general reputation for such blades of the bladesmiths who made them, identifying the composition of the blade, weight, profile, taper, etc.; inferring their quality from the quality of other parts (e.g., handle)? Absent such information, it seems virtually impossible to distinguish between a "quality" knife and one of questionable (to say the least) character, e.g.: http://www.ebay.com/itm/310832945215?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Thanks,
Larry