Kurdistan dagger

ALEX · 14th May 2008, 04:52 PM

Mohd, this is very nice and interesting pattern. The top picture does not look like "classical" Indo-Persian "wootz of legend". It resembles mechanical damascus, i.e. pattern weld - You can see/trace the formed layers of different steels, whereas in wootz the pattern would form in a more random/scattered manner. The other side (bottom picture) actually does look like wootz. Let's see what other members think...

RSWORD · 14th May 2008, 07:42 PM

I agree with you Alex. This is a pattern welded blade with nice layering.

Battara · 14th May 2008, 10:40 PM

Although some pattern welding is so tight that it looks like wootz (which has been discussed before)

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14th May 2008, 04:52 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Mohd, this is very nice and interesting pattern. The top picture does not look like "classical" Indo-Persian "wootz of legend". It resembles mechanical damascus, i.e. pattern weld - You can see/trace the formed layers of different steels, whereas in wootz the pattern would form in a more random/scattered manner. The other side (bottom picture) actually does look like wootz. Let's see what other members think...

14th May 2008, 07:42 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,093	I agree with you Alex. This is a pattern welded blade with nice layering.

14th May 2008, 10:40 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Although some pattern welding is so tight that it looks like wootz (which has been discussed before)