A Valyrian steel sword, its blade so dark as to be nearly black as is true of most Valyrian steel weapons, but among many of the folds was a red as deep as the grey. The two colors lap together, like waves of night and blood (III: 358, 359)
Damascus Longclaw Metal Details
Couple things…
1. The Damascus Longclaw will be a limited edition of 100 pcs.
2. The damascus is made by taking 1065 and 1045 steel sandwiched together and then folded repeatedly upon itself until it reaches 2,160 layers.
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October 20th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Real Garnets for the eyes? *crosses fingers*
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Is Damascus steel live? like, is this combat quality, or just a more expensive decorative sword?
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
“Combat quality” is a somewhat subjective phrase.
Generally though, people who want combat quality, want high carbon steel that is at least 1045 (higher being better). In this case as mentioned above this damascus is part 1045 and part 1065. That, coupled with the laying process, makes the metal very very strong, with the ability to hold a very sharp edge.
If you’d want to play fight with your $600 collectible, that is your decision, but if you needed to, if the wildlings were pouring over the Wall and it was just you between them and Winterfell, you’d find the damascus version far more useful than the regular edition.
December 28th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Any idea as to the ETA of the Damascus blades?
December 28th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
April, best guess. Don’t hold me to that. Could be earlier, could be later, too far out to be really firm at this point. They’re being made though.
January 4th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Is this still available? Can it be ordered with the “very sharp edge” you said it will hold?
January 4th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
It is available.
We don’t sharpen them, namely because if they’re unsharpened they’re easier to get through foreign customs.
But, you should be able to get yours sharpened locally after you receive it, there are plenty of tool or knife sharpening businesses out there.
January 10th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Will the Damascus blade require frequent care to avoid rusting?
January 11th, 2010 at 10:40 am
It depends what you mean by frequent.
It isn’t stainless steel, so you will have to be careful, don’t get it wet, don’t store it somewhere humid, keep fingerprints off it.
But will you have to polish it weekly? No.
January 16th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I was wondering where you were at in terms of reserved copies of the Damascus Longlclaw. I’m definitely going to be buying one, but ws just wondering if I should reserve one now or if I could wait a few weeks to shuffle some funds around.
January 16th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
We’re approaching 40.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
What number are we up to and when will pre-order for Ice take place.
February 14th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
mid 40s
and Ice isn’t going to go up any time soon. At least 2-3months.
February 16th, 2010 at 1:46 am
Don’t want to derail this Longclaw thread onto Ice but when Ice is up for preorder will you have both regular AND Damascus up or regular first and then Damascus up at some later date?
Thanks
February 16th, 2010 at 6:33 am
we’ll do them simultaneously.
February 26th, 2010 at 11:13 am
How much will damascus longclaw weigh? and i didnt see the weight for regular longclaw either, whats the weight on that one as well?
April 12th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
In reference to the tarnishing and rusting comment above, would you be willing to provide instructions for the care of the sword? While new collectors can research this on their own, a note from the manufaturer citing particular care for the sword would be preferred.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Are the damascas Longclaw swords still scheduled for July delivery? I ordered one and can’t wait to get it!
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:25 am
To actually be in your hands, probably August, and we’re only getting a partial shipment, so the people who’ve only just ordered will not have it fulfilled from this shipment.
June 30th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
What type of tang is used for this sword?
July 1st, 2010 at 12:39 pm
The tang extends the full length of the grip but at the end of the grip is then welded to a threaded bar so that the decorative hilt can be attached.