The Kershaw Bel Air Damascus 6105DAM is the Damascus collector Bel Air — a Damascus steel reverse tanto blade in a 3.13-inch format, Bright Nickel Cerakote aluminum handle, and DuraLock frame lock, delivering the flowing visual pattern complexity of Damascus layered steel alongside Bright Nickel Cerakote's warm metallic luster in the most visually premium Bel Air configuration — USA-made in Tualatin, Oregon at $211, the highest-specification Bel Air in the Knifeworks lineup.

The Damascus blade is the defining specification that elevates the 6105DAM above every other Bel Air configuration in the lineup — a Damascus steel produced by layering and folding multiple steel alloys to create the characteristic flowing pattern that appears across the blade surface as the Damascus billet is ground and finished. Damascus steel's visual complexity is immediately distinctive and unlike any satin, stonewash, BlackWash, PVD, or Tiger Stripe surface finish in the Bel Air lineup — each Damascus blade surface displays a unique pattern of flowing lines and contrasting dark and light steel layers that no production blade finish can replicate, making the 6105DAM the most visually unique and collectible Bel Air configuration available. Verify the specific Damascus alloy composition from your distributor data before publishing — the steel performance characteristics of the 6105DAM's Damascus blade including edge retention, corrosion resistance requirements, and sharpening specifications depend on the specific alloy combination used, and Kershaw's Damascus Bel Air specifications should be confirmed against distributor data before publishing performance claims. The Bright Nickel Cerakote aluminum handle is the defining material and finish specification that completes the 6105DAM's premium collector visual identity — Cerakote is a polymer-ceramic coating applied to metal substrates that delivers exceptional durability, chemical resistance, and surface hardness far exceeding standard anodizing, paint, or plating. Bright Nickel Cerakote produces a warm, luminous metallic luster that references precious metal character — a nickel-silver surface warmth that complements the Damascus blade's flowing pattern with a handle finish that carries its own visual premium. Against the Damascus blade's organic flowing pattern, Bright Nickel Cerakote's warm metallic surface creates a two-tone premium carry identity — the organic complexity of Damascus pattern alongside the warm metallic luster of Bright Nickel, the most visually sophisticated material pairing in the Bel Air lineup. Cerakote's durability advantage over anodizing makes it the right surface treatment for a $211 collector carry piece — resistant to chipping, scratching, and chemical exposure in ways that anodized finishes cannot match, maintaining its bright nickel appearance through extended daily carry service. At $211 the 6105DAM commands the highest price in the Bel Air lineup — $11 more than the $200 PVD Cryo/Aurum Raw and Carbon Fiber variants, justified by the Damascus blade's visual uniqueness, Cerakote's premium surface durability, and the collector-tier material combination that no other Bel Air configuration provides.

• Blade: Damascus steel, reverse tanto profile, plain edge — Damascus layered steel with flowing visual pattern unique to each blade; verify alloy composition, corrosion care requirements, and sharpening specifications from distributor data before publishing; reverse tanto reinforced tip geometry; 3.13-inch blade; the most visually unique blade in the Bel Air lineup
• Handle: Bright Nickel Cerakote Aluminum — Cerakote polymer-ceramic coating over aluminum delivering exceptional durability, chemical resistance, and surface hardness beyond standard anodizing; Bright Nickel produces warm luminous metallic luster referencing precious metal character; DuraLock frame lock integrated into aluminum handle; most premium handle finish in the Bel Air lineup
• Lock: DuraLock (frame lock) — robust frame lock identical to all Bel Air variants
• Production: USA Made — manufactured in Tualatin, Oregon; the most premium Bel Air configuration in USA-made production

Ideal For

Collectors, Damascus enthusiasts, and premium carry buyers who want the most visually and materially premium Bel Air configuration — the 6105DAM at $211 delivers Damascus blade visual complexity unique to each knife alongside Bright Nickel Cerakote's warm metallic luster in a USA-made Kershaw reverse tanto DuraLock folder that is the material ceiling of the Bel Air lineup, suited to buyers who want the platform's proven DuraLock mechanism in its most visually extraordinary material expression. Knife collectors who want the complete Bel Air material spectrum with Damascus represented — the 6105DAM's Damascus blade is the only pattern-steel blade in the Bel Air lineup, occupying visual territory that CPM MagnaCut, regardless of finish, cannot approach, making it the essential premium collector configuration for buyers building a complete Bel Air collection. Premium carry buyers who want a USA-made Kershaw that carries with Damascus blade character and Bright Nickel Cerakote's warm metallic luster in the most premium Bel Air daily carry format — the 6105DAM's Damascus and Cerakote combination delivers a carry piece that is immediately recognizable as the premium collector Bel Air at $211, $11 above the PVD tier.

Damascus steel with flowing visual pattern complexity unique to each blade and unlike any production finish in the Bel Air lineup, Bright Nickel Cerakote aluminum handle delivering warm metallic luster and exceptional surface durability beyond standard anodizing alongside DuraLock security, and USA-made Oregon production — the Kershaw Bel Air Damascus 6105DAM is the Damascus collector CPM Bel Air at $211. Add the Kershaw Bel Air Damascus 6105DAM to your cart today and get same-or-next-business-day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana, backed by Kershaw's warranty. Questions? Call 888-225-9775 — we carry these knives daily.