This blade is made of a in house laminated damascus san mai. the core is 57 layers of Procut and 52100 high carbon steels, and the cladding is 200 layers of 15n20, mild steel, and 1084 on each side. The handle is African blackwood with an heirloom fit fine silver bolster from a coin. This blade has a midweight slightly convex grind. 180mm blade length 56mm height at the heel 179.8g