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ALEX · 21st February 2009, 09:43 PM

Steve, I do not think the pattern is Turkish Ribbon. It looks like sham: low contrast wootz, but I think it is mechanical, pattern weld and the low contrast was not caused by grinding - it was made/forged like this.

21st February 2009, 09:43 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Steve, I do not think the pattern is Turkish Ribbon. It looks like sham: low contrast wootz, but I think it is mechanical, pattern weld and the low contrast was not caused by grinding - it was made/forged like this.