Cuisine::pro® Damashiro® knives have been crafted from the finest Japanese Steel 420J2 and ice hardened ensuring for blade strength and durability. The Damashiro® range features distinctive Damascus blades inspired by traditional Japanese craftsman and samurai sword makers. Damashiro® blades are made from specialist ice hardened Japanese steel that has been mined in the same Japanese region of Cuo-Ku, Chiba since the middle of the last century. Each knife in the Cuisine::pro® Damashiro® range has been engineered and tested to meet Rockwell 53 specification guaranteeing the blades hardness and optimum performance. Backed by the Cuisine::pro® Lifetime Guarantee.