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Old 24th July 2011, 02:44 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
... whats so special about wootz?...
What's so special about gold? It's just a metal. Wootz is just a steel.
Like Salahuddin said in "Kingdom of Heaven" about what's special about Jerusalem: "Nothing... and Everything".

As for the new blade - looks like sheer steel or imitation(?) of sham wootz. just curious, are they forged i.e. manually/individually made or mass-produced?
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