Hi Mike,
Nice to see you here. To me the wootz shows the highly "spheroidized" pattern indicitive of 19th century Indian work. Similar patterns can be seen on 30-31 of Figiel's 'On Damascus Steel'. This isn't the usual "stripy" pattern seen on Syrian wootz. Here is a Katar with the Indian wootz I have mentioned. Other similar pieces can be found at Oriental Arms, as well as sham wootz. It may be Persian as Rick has stated, but they usually avoided "over" working the steel which contributes to this "spheroidization".
Jeff
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