Caveat emptor!!!

[M.carter]

Originally Posted by Rivkin

btw, lots of these blades are sham and not wootz.

Sham, is a kind of low contrast wootz, forged mainly in Damascus, and does not have the beauty of Persian wootz. Now I know that Verhoeven claims differently, but still, it was a crucible steel, forged in the same way as other wootz, the only difference is a slight difference in metallurgy, and pattern. AS for its value, of course, its much less valuable as a collectors item, than a quality persian wootz blade.