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Originally Posted by francantolin
Hello,
Thank you all for your messages,
I'm not sure about damascus but I don't think humidity and water can make this ''pattern'' so deeply ''engraved'' in the blade,
I sanded it ( 400 and 600 grain ) and it's still like that
as David said I think it has a high carbon amount and was folded and hammered many times
Kind regards
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Water can and does make this sort of corrosion, seen it many times from storage in poor conditions in leather scabbards.
A nice sword though!