Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Is this Sham Wootz?? On a Wahabi Jambiya??

archer · 13th March 2012, 08:56 PM

Awhile back I posted this Jambiya and used the sellers photos, opinion was it is Shear Steel. I found information about this type of steel but photos seemed scarce.
I've included some better photos of the blade and I'm very curious to hear your opinions. Photos from M. M. Khorasanis Arms and Armor from Iran, show Persian Sham and Striped Sham. This blade starts out grainy the gradually goes linear, maybe due to scarfed billets?

Very recently I found that there was an exceptionally nice Jambiya, that has a Persian wootz blade http://www.antigaarabia.com/uploads/102-103.pdf
Well this got my interest going again. I must be overrating my blade or as has been asked before. Are there others lurking that have been overlooked??
So, please lets your opinions. Thank you in advance, Steve

The previous post:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=Wootz+Wahabi

13th March 2012, 08:56 PM	#1
archer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 373	Is this Sham Wootz?? On a Wahabi Jambiya?? Awhile back I posted this Jambiya and used the sellers photos, opinion was it is Shear Steel. I found information about this type of steel but photos seemed scarce. I've included some better photos of the blade and I'm very curious to hear your opinions. Photos from M. M. Khorasanis Arms and Armor from Iran, show Persian Sham and Striped Sham. This blade starts out grainy the gradually goes linear, maybe due to scarfed billets? Very recently I found that there was an exceptionally nice Jambiya, that has a Persian wootz blade http://www.antigaarabia.com/uploads/102-103.pdf Well this got my interest going again. I must be overrating my blade or as has been asked before. Are there others lurking that have been overlooked?? So, please lets your opinions. Thank you in advance, Steve The previous post: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=Wootz+Wahabi Attached Images Last edited by archer; 13th March 2012 at 09:08 PM.