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Originally Posted by estcrh
That is how I understand it, which could mean that Bukharan swords with bulat blades could have continued to be made quite late.
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Yes exactly. Because 1840 - it can be considered a mid-19th century.
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Originally Posted by estcrh
But no evidence in Syria it seems.
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I think wootz produced in mid-late 19 centry (or at least do the blades of old wootz steel billets) in Central Asia and Afghanistan.