the steel is made by a company in Jacksonville Alabama..it is true Damascus here is the description they have: Material = (4) layers 5160, (3) layers 203E, (3) layers 52100, (3) layers 15N20 folded 5 times for 416 layer Damascus
Blade = 3/4" x 3" Overall Length = 7-3/16" I hand shaped the handles afrom snakewood and american holly and used press fit rivets to assemble them to the blade.