European blades in India

Jens Nordlunde · 10th January 2016, 09:18 PM

Thinking about it, is it not so, that when we look in the back mirror, we remember the European writings that the Indians wanted/prefered the European blades, and not the Indian writings about these blades?
European blades were at a time no doubt in fashion, so everyone would like to have a blade with an European inscription - fake or not. But this does not mean that the Indians did not/could not make high quality blades.

Pukka Bundook · 10th January 2016, 09:34 PM

Jens,

You are correct.
I meant in no way to infer that Indians could not make good blades.
The evidence is everywhere that they did make some Very fine blades indeed.

Richard.

10th January 2016, 09:18 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Thinking about it, is it not so, that when we look in the back mirror, we remember the European writings that the Indians wanted/prefered the European blades, and not the Indian writings about these blades? European blades were at a time no doubt in fashion, so everyone would like to have a blade with an European inscription - fake or not. But this does not mean that the Indians did not/could not make high quality blades.

10th January 2016, 09:34 PM	#2
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Jens, You are correct. I meant in no way to infer that Indians could not make good blades. The evidence is everywhere that they did make some Very fine blades indeed. Richard.