Lan Serie 3er Messerset

These knives were everything we expected and more, bought the steak knives to complement set. Very pleased!

I liked the feel well made and balanced. You can tell the great craftsmanship that went into making these Damascus knives. These are definitely high end quality.

Love them!

These knives are amazing, and are both incredibly sharp and hold an edge well. This is due to the fact that the blade is made from an exotic high vanadium steel alloy.It’s incredible that this kind of technology is offered at this price - such an alloy cannot be traditionally forged and requires atomization via creating a fine mist of molten metal. This mist is then cooled rapidly to create a powder, which is then sintered into the shape of the blade. The metal is roughly equivalent to S35VN.This techniques allows for a very high vanadium content, which gives the knife incredible strength and hardness. However, the high amount of vanadium carbides present in the blade will destroy traditional whetstones.You will need a diamond whetstone to sharpen this, and even then you may encounter difficulties. On the other hand, you probably won’t need to sharpen this for a long time.If you’re not looking for something this exotic, a better choice might be a blade made from VG-10 or the equivalent 10cr15mov. This would probably cost about as much, be substantially easier to sharpen, and is almost as good as this steel.

This set is higher quality than expected very sharp solid and weighty knives. These are also “REAL” Damascas knives you can see and feel the many layers of steel . Be aware of cheap fake Damanscas knives that look like layers of steel but are simply a flat blade with laser etched layers only for looks,,,,buyer beware you will get what you pay for with those $100 sets