Goshek I.*, Zavyalov V.I.**
*  Institute of Archaeology of the ASCR, Prague
**Institute of Archaeology RAS, Moscow (v_zavyalov@list.ru)

Key words: Damascus insets, blacksmith, knife, iron, steel, technological operations, archaeometallography.

The article summarizes the studying of the knives with Damascus insets found on the territory of Czechia and ancient Russia. The items display the pinnacle of knives industry. Wider expansion of knives with Damascus insets on the territory of Czechia allows drawing a conclusion of their local manufacturing. In ancient Russian finds such artifacts are unique. That fact argues for their foreign origin.