True Combat Value of Wootz

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Originally Posted by Ann Feuerbach

FYI, Personally, I have not come across any blades with Martensite. I would be interested in any metallurgical studies of antique blades that do have Martensite, so references please.

Hi Dr. Feuerbach.

NihonTo (japanese blades) have martensite. A very high quality work my Dr. Tatsuo Inoue
was online but it is now available only downloading it by my site here under the title "Tatsuo Inoue Swordsmithing file":

http://xoomer.alice.it/tsubame/ZZZZZZ_DOWNLOADS.htm

I believe that "Control of inclusions in japanese ancient iron and steelmaking"
(available in the same link) can be of some interest to you too...