That seems to be a fake damascus, doesn't it?
Or more actually a very low grade one disguised as a high grade.
The Bernard is the Belgian one, who used to sign a la L Bernard, but with the "cannonier de Paris" rather than "cannonier a Paris", e.g. "barrelmaker from Paris", rather than "barrelmaker in Paris", indicating that he had lived in Paris at some point.
Best regards,
WC-