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TimW · 21st February 2011, 09:45 PM

that is a nice knife! I once heard a tip from a german dealer: when the back of the blade has a lengthwise 'crack', the blade is likely to be forged in Alwar. The 'fold' is due to the forging of the wootz ingot.

21st February 2011, 09:45 PM	#2
TimW Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 54	that is a nice knife! I once heard a tip from a german dealer: when the back of the blade has a lengthwise 'crack', the blade is likely to be forged in Alwar. The 'fold' is due to the forging of the wootz ingot.