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Old 22nd December 2004, 04:54 AM   #18
Battara
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Oh I agree. Having some wootz pieces from Turkey and Persia, Wootz is a little different. Though it does look a little wootzish. Many tulwars have incredible lamination, though not that same as wootz. The first picture is from a Kurdish jambiya I have (from Artzi ) with Persian wootz, the second is a Turkish jambiya (again from Artzi ) with Turkish wootz. As you can see, there are differences in the multiple lamination technique and wootz, though similar in some cases:
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