[QUOTE=Roland_M][QUOTE=kronckew] any piece of iron or carbon steel can be magnetized using another strong magnet, or electromagnet.
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		| Hello, no question about this. But this magnetism would not be permanent.
 I swear, i never manipulate the blade and the sheath is made from wood and silver.
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 Roland, i am not sure what permanent would be since none of us are, but i can assure you that in my lifetime none of the blades i have activated have ever lost their magnetism, even many years later. 
 
   