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mariusgmioc · 29th July 2016, 05:18 PM

Thank you for the additional photos!

Definitely different from the Pulowar above. The fullers are quite clearly hand chiseled and the cartouche displays the same wear like the rest of the blade.

Also the pattern welding appears to be significantly better since there is no visible de-lamination.

Regards,

Marius

PS: The fact you struggled to straighten the blade, shows that it is a good steel blade, the real thing. Almost invariably all display/tourist/fake blades are very easily bent/straightened as they are made of low carbon steel or plain iron as that is much easier to machine.

29th July 2016, 05:18 PM	#8
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,875	Thank you for the additional photos! Definitely different from the Pulowar above. The fullers are quite clearly hand chiseled and the cartouche displays the same wear like the rest of the blade. Also the pattern welding appears to be significantly better since there is no visible de-lamination. Regards, Marius PS: The fact you struggled to straighten the blade, shows that it is a good steel blade, the real thing. Almost invariably all display/tourist/fake blades are very easily bent/straightened as they are made of low carbon steel or plain iron as that is much easier to machine. Last edited by mariusgmioc; 29th July 2016 at 05:32 PM.