A hunting sword with Damascus blade of Yataghan type

mariusgmioc · 29th August 2017, 03:42 PM

Hello Roland,

I believe we can say with sufficient certainty that the ancient "oriental Damascus" is Wootz.

However, I believe the often used term "Damascus steel" is terribly confusing and imprecise as it can refer to both, pattern welded and wootz steels and we all know there is a huge difference between them.

In Tatyana's example, I stressed this distinction because the pattern of the blade is very similar to the pretty famous "Turkish ribbon" and in my oppinion is a pointer towards Turkey.

Just my two cents...

29th August 2017, 03:42 PM	#4
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Hello Roland, I believe we can say with sufficient certainty that the ancient "oriental Damascus" is Wootz. However, I believe the often used term "Damascus steel" is terribly confusing and imprecise as it can refer to both, pattern welded and wootz steels and we all know there is a huge difference between them. In Tatyana's example, I stressed this distinction because the pattern of the blade is very similar to the pretty famous "Turkish ribbon" and in my oppinion is a pointer towards Turkey. Just my two cents...