The Stainless Damascus is
mirror polished and one steel is etched in relief. This steel
is imported from Sweden. The body is made of Pure Titanium,
turned from solid rod for several hours on a lathe. Each part
is individually made, intricately finished by hand and then
assembled one-at-a-time all by Grayson Tighe. Each pen is
hand engraved with "Tighe" on the cap band and then
consecutively numbered on the reverse.
Writing System:
Fountain Pen Filling is accomplished with a piston converter
to draw ink from a bottle or the use o
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ink cartridges. The Tighe nib is hand made in Germany with
18K yellow Gold. It's engraved with a specially designed Acanthus
leaf, tipped with Iridium, and two toned with Rhodium. Nib
widths are available in your choice of; Fine, Medium, or Broad.
-The Rollerball Pen writes effortlessly with an advanced refill
that has a 1 Year cap-off time.
Presentation: The pen is presented in a faux
Stingray leather box, hand made in Switzerland, with certificate
of Authenticity, and a lifetime warranty.
Materials: The barrel and cap are made of
Stainless Steel Damascus in a fine twist pattern. Titanium
hand-rubbed Satin trim, with Blued accents complete the body.
The Titanium clip is guilloché engraved and selectively
blued. (The bluing is like you would find on blued steel hands
and screws on a high-end watch).
The Stainless Steel variety
of Damascus is the preferred kind because of its corrosion
resistance. This Damascus is made by forge pattern welding
two different grades of Stainless Steels together in one billet.
The layering and manipulation by forging continues until the
laminated material is at around 100 layers. Once the finished
part is machined from the rough billet, it is then heat-treated
and tempered for optimal results. When the metal is etched
in a special acidic solution; the artistic pattern is visible
because the dissimilar metals dissolve at different rates
and reveal contrasts. The process of Damascus steel has rich
historical value and dates back to approximately 500 AD, and
dominated the weapon industry from the Iron Age to the Viking
age. Damascus Steel was responsible for everything from double-edged
Viking Broadswords to fearsome Katana blades of the Japanese
Samurai. The possibilities of combining a hard-edged material
with a tough backing material were used. The magical images
of the patterns made the owner feel invincible. Damascus also
goes by the names "Damascene" and "Damask"
