Is this wootz?

[Bryce]

G'day Guys,
I apologise for being late to this party. I think this is more likely to be wootz than laminated. We are only dealing with a small number of photographs which make it hard to be sure, but here are my thoughts:

1. The way this blade is mounted tells me that it is not of European origin with a conventional tang. It has been mounted at a later date with the British style hilt using two plates to grip the blade at the ricasso and hold it secure. You often see this mounting style on Eastern blades which have been later placed in European hilts. This makes it more likely to be wootz.

2. The laminations aren't continuous and in my opinion do have the "softer" terminations and edges you do see in wootz.

It isn't any of the "typical" wootz patterns you see, but is more likely to be wootz, than not.
Cheers,
Bryce

[Bryce]

G'day Guys,
As further evidence, here is a photo comparing this blade on the right, with a wootz shamshir in my collection on the left. Looks pretty similar to me.
Cheers,
Bryce

[serdar]

It looks similar but it is miles apart, it doesent have natural fluiditi of a wootz.