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Lew · 17th September 2010, 04:40 AM

Wootz seemed to be used up until the last half of the of the 19th century. Remember there were plenty of wootz ingots laying around and the last of the old smiths were still making weapons until about 1870.

17th September 2010, 04:40 AM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Wootz seemed to be used up until the last half of the of the 19th century. Remember there were plenty of wootz ingots laying around and the last of the old smiths were still making weapons until about 1870.