Quote Originally Posted by JohnP View Post
While that razor is a real "Damascus" razor, it is not what you are thinking of wrt pattern welded or (if there really are some out there) wootz steel razors.
Bear in mind that with vintage razors the technology for making Wootz was as it were lost. Makers would use the name "Damascus" as a trademark or to imply a particular blade was supposed to be better. It has only been in the last 50 years (or less) that pattern welding has been rediscovered, along with some of the metallurgical secrets of Wootz that had been lost.
I'm sure there are a few here who could give you even more detailed information.
In a nutshell, the razor is not a fake. It is old and "Damascus" is simply the name of it. When the razor was made, nobody knew how to make "real" Damascus anymore.
Hope this helps.
John P.
From my understanding not even Wootz is considered "real" damascus, just the closest thing modern metalurgy has been able to produce.

I fantasize about getting a chunk of a real, antique damascus blade...a few have been cut up for scientific analysis over the years, maybe a chunk of one of those...then having it ground into a razor. Now that would be something