The Messermeister Royale Elite Meat Cleaver is drop forged from 4mm thick German X50 stainless steel for toughness, then finished with a durable 22° edge to cleanly cut through bone, pieces of meat or whole poultry with ease. The straight edge is designed for solid contact with your chopping block. The weighted tip focuses power over the strike point. Messermeister Royale Elite combines a beautiful American Walnut Burl handle to a fine German stainless steel alloy blade. Walnut burl features a rich deep brown flared pattern and is prized for its hard, strong characteristic as a handle material. The hand crafted blade is one-piece hot dropped hammer forged German high carbon stainless steel. This vintage style knife is one of a kind and sure to become a treasured family heirloom. Handcrafted in Solingen, Germany with a lifetime warranty.