Damascus variants
The Markus Balbach Forge produces rare varieties of damascus steel, such as Meteorite Damascus, Tirpitz Damascus, Eurofighter Damascus, Leo Damascus as well as a variety of damascus combinations at customer request.
LEO-DAMAST® I
Leo-Damast® I is a non-stainless damascus steel with 320 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from cannon barrel steel from the Leopard I tank as well as tool steel.
LEO-DAMAST® II
Leo-Damast® II is a non-stainless damascus steel with 320 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from cannon barrel steel from the Leopard I tank as well as roller bearing steel.
LEO-DAMAST® III
Leo-Damast® III is a non-stainless damascus steel with 320 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from cannon barrel steel from the Leopard I tank as well as tool and roller bearing steel.
LEO-DAMAST® IV
Leo-Damast® IV is a non-stainless damascus steel with 640 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from cannon barrel steel from the Leopard I tank as well as tool steel, cold work steel and roller bearing steel.
METEORITE-DAMASCUS
Meteorite Damascus is a non-stainless damascus steel with up to 500 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from the iron of true meteorites as well as tool steel.
TIRPITZ-DAMASCUS
Tirpitz Damascus is a non-stainless damascus steel with 320 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from steel from the battleship "Tirpitz" and tool steel.
Eurofighter-DAMASCUS
Eurofighter Damascus is a non-stainless damascus steel with 320 layers. This composite is manufactured traditionally by hand in a composite welding process. It is forged from steel of the cannons mounted on Eurofighter planes as well as roller bearing steel or tool steel.
INDIVIDUAL
We manufacture damascus steel on request according to customer requirements. The material used can be freely selected. It is also possible to send us your own steel to forge it into a damascus composite. We would be pleased to advise you.