Before answering the question, I would like to brief Damascus shortly. It is a 9cr18mov Damascus steel. The Civivi uses real Damascus (9cr18mov) steel for three favorite designs like Backlash, Praxis, and Naja. However, there are myths like Civivi knives are made of “Chinese Damascus.” For your kind information, It is the real Damascus form to be used in Civivi as stainless Damascus.