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Lew · 15th August 2007, 12:34 PM

To me the damascus pattern seems to have been acid etched I see areas where there are breaks or worn spots in the pattern. This may have been a European made to look like an Arabic sword. Notice on the center picture that the pattern comes all the down to the edge? The bottom pic shows a wide splotchy area where they got a bit sloppy with the wax the hilt has the same pattern on it and since the grip would be oval in cross section I don't think the pattern could be exact pattern the same as a flat blade. Still a very nice sword.

Lew

15th August 2007, 12:34 PM	#17
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	To me the damascus pattern seems to have been acid etched I see areas where there are breaks or worn spots in the pattern. This may have been a European made to look like an Arabic sword. Notice on the center picture that the pattern comes all the down to the edge? The bottom pic shows a wide splotchy area where they got a bit sloppy with the wax the hilt has the same pattern on it and since the grip would be oval in cross section I don't think the pattern could be exact pattern the same as a flat blade. Still a very nice sword. Lew Attached Images Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 15th August 2007 at 01:01 PM.