Help with shamshir identification

Battara · 24th June 2013, 02:07 PM

100% sure they are not damascus steel. Sorry.

Rick · 24th June 2013, 05:18 PM

However, they are pattern welded .

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 25th June 2013, 05:52 PM

Salaams Splinter ~ Please see my thread on Shamshir weapons at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...omani+shamshir I see you are London based and can only suggest a quick trip to any of the big museums and of course The Wallace Collection which could be a great place to kick off everything you need to know about Shamshirs . There are many threads on forum about The Wallace...please see library.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

splinter · 25th June 2013, 11:47 PM

WSalaam all, thank you all for the information and links. Buying an authentic shamahir is looking to be a fine art in itself. Hopefully I'll come across some in my travels. The shape of the authentic shamahirs seem to be longer and "thinner" from what I see in the pictures. The weight and balance is also important. Is there a way to tell if one has true wootz steel? Patterning and seeing the folds is one way I presume, although it probably takes a bit of experience as well.

24th June 2013, 02:07 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	100% sure they are not damascus steel. Sorry.

24th June 2013, 05:18 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	However, they are pattern welded .

25th June 2013, 05:52 PM	#3
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Salaams Splinter ~ Please see my thread on Shamshir weapons at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...omani+shamshir I see you are London based and can only suggest a quick trip to any of the big museums and of course The Wallace Collection which could be a great place to kick off everything you need to know about Shamshirs . There are many threads on forum about The Wallace...please see library. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

25th June 2013, 11:47 PM	#4
splinter Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: UK, London Posts: 4	WSalaam all, thank you all for the information and links. Buying an authentic shamahir is looking to be a fine art in itself. Hopefully I'll come across some in my travels. The shape of the authentic shamahirs seem to be longer and "thinner" from what I see in the pictures. The weight and balance is also important. Is there a way to tell if one has true wootz steel? Patterning and seeing the folds is one way I presume, although it probably takes a bit of experience as well.