Stunning wootz Kard
hey all
I just received an extremely nice and huge kard. The blade is approx 25 cm long, has a hollow grind (with a razor thin edge) and is made of an very nice Wootz. I just gave it a quich degrease / etch in ferrochloride and the most magnificent pattern popped out. The spine tapers from 8 mm at the base to a needle fine point. The handle (12 cm) is elephant ivory and the semi integral guard sports very detailed and very intricate floral pattern koftgari. It's one of the nicest pieces of wootz I've seen since long. Obtained it via Ebay like site (for an extremely stupid price).
Enjoy!
Tim
PS: the pictures just give a glimpse. I'll try to take better pics in daylight.
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