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Old 26th April 2012, 06:02 PM   #4
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Pattern welded. One or more types of steel sandwiched together and folded (welded) during the forging process.

Different variations on the theme and technique are seen in Viking, Indo-Persian, Chinese, Japanese, Malay/Indonesian, Filipino, etc. blades...
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