1
176-layer Damascus blade with oosick handle, guard and cap are wrought iron from a steam train
2
A small bowie, with 1084 high carbon steel blade and a stabilized curly maple handle, with carbon fiber G10 liners and vine pattern filework on the spine
3
56-layer Damascus blade with stabilized mammoth tusk and brass bolster
4
A Western-style boot dagger, with O1 tool
steel blade and a curly Tasmanian blackwood handle, with poured pewter fittings
5
A large recurve fighter, with 1084 high carbon steel blade and a triple stabilized burled redheart handle, with brass liners and wavy filework
6
156-layer Damascus blade with stabilized mammoth tooth handle and brass bolster
1, 3, and 6 Forged by Michael Brown, Available at Frost Cutlery
2, 4, and 5 Forged by Gus Corry, Available on Etsy.com, shop name TennesseeForged
Photo by Emily Long