Tulwar hilt question.

Bob A · 29th September 2015, 05:57 PM

It strikes me as unusual that there is no wear at all on the gold work.

The pattern I see is more Damascene than wootz, which has more granular inclusions, or so it appears to my unskilled eye.

The scratches that appear in the close-up in the last picture are beneath the gold work, and appear fresh and without any sort of corrosion, which seems a bit odd.

I hesitate to draw any conclusions from these observations.

29th September 2015, 05:57 PM	#1
Bob A Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 435	It strikes me as unusual that there is no wear at all on the gold work. The pattern I see is more Damascene than wootz, which has more granular inclusions, or so it appears to my unskilled eye. The scratches that appear in the close-up in the last picture are beneath the gold work, and appear fresh and without any sort of corrosion, which seems a bit odd. I hesitate to draw any conclusions from these observations.