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Old 17th April 2015, 05:11 PM   #1
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Is that a scarf weld I see where the blade widens ?
Strange place for a scarf weld .
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Old 17th April 2015, 08:15 PM   #2
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More likely where someone has had a little go with an etchant to see if it is wootz!
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Old 17th April 2015, 11:00 PM   #3
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More likely where someone has had a little go with an etchant to see if it is wootz!
Aint that the truth...LOL See...

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Aint that the truth...LOL See...

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Anyway, the seller did not describe it as wootz.
Sometimes when I look with a magnifying lens I see dark waves, but rather is what I would like to see...
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Old 2nd May 2015, 04:03 PM   #5
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The Wallace Collection, exhibit Νο 1993. (Αnd one last attempt to find a translator...
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The Wallace Collection, exhibit Νο 1993...
Was the workshop identified for the mentioned Wallace exhibit? If there are no marks, and seldomly they are on these examples, it can be any Ottoman workshop of that period. There were many. Your sword and Wallace's have many common features, and this is quite common design, so it could be the same shop or the next one down the road)
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