Al Mar Ultra Chef Stainless Steel 4" Kitchen Utility Knife. The AL MAR all Stainless Steel Ultra-Chef Knives are contemporary in design and state-of-the-art in performance. The one-piece ergonomic, hollow, all stainless steel handles are not only visually stunning and perfectly balanced, they are also impervious to just about everything found in todays kitchen environments. Each blade is 33 layers of stainless steel with the center cutting layer made of VG-10 Cobalt stainless steel which is heat treated to a Rockwell c-scale hardness of 60-62. Strong and light in weight, the All Stainless Steel Ultra-Chef Knives are hand sharpened to an incredible edge and each knife is individually gift-boxed. SELECT SPECS: --Blade: Damascus - 33 layers stainless over core of VG-10 Cobalt steel --Hardness: 60-62 --Handle: Stainless Steel --One piece design. --Blade length: 4" --Overall length: 9 1/2" Country of Origin: Japan (Seki City)