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sfenoid13 · 26th June 2019, 02:22 AM

Is this a common wootz pattern for Yatagans? The date on it indicates to be from 1799. Where was this kind of Damascus blade made at the time ? Any ideas ?
Also I couldn’t read the last word in the inscriptions, can anybody help with that? Is it “sahibi Abdi bashi”??
Thanks

26th June 2019, 02:22 AM	#1
sfenoid13 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 134	What kind of wootz is this? Also inscription help Is this a common wootz pattern for Yatagans? The date on it indicates to be from 1799. Where was this kind of Damascus blade made at the time ? Any ideas ? Also I couldn’t read the last word in the inscriptions, can anybody help with that? Is it “sahibi Abdi bashi”?? Thanks Attached Images