Historical Khanjar

[mariusgmioc]

The blade is almost certainly Indian, and and of fairly recent production (last 50 years).

However, is neither wootz, nor "fake" wootz, but plain pattern welded.

We can talk about "fake wootz" when a pattern resembling wootz is etched or engraved on a plain blade to make it resemble wootz.

.... my two cents...

PS: Many Omani khanjars were fitted with Indian blades, and almost all the khanjars made in the last 20 years have them.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

The blade is almost certainly Indian, and and of fairly recent production (last 50 years).

However, is neither wootz, nor "fake" wootz, but plain pattern welded.

We can talk about "fake wootz" when a pattern resembling wootz is etched or engraved on a plain blade to make it resemble wootz.

.... my two cents...

PS: Many Omani khanjars were fitted with Indian blades, and almost all the khanjars made in the last 20 years have them.

Marius is undoubtedly right. This is - pattern welded, which is also called Damascus. This is not an "artificial pattern" obtained by etching ordinary steel.

I apologize for saying well-known truths now:

Damascus steel, with a large pattern, as here on the blade of this Omani Khanjar, is obtained by repeatedly forging a workpiece, when the blacksmith twists the metal so that many layers are obtained (that is, the Damascus pattern is obtained mechanically)

Wootz - "Bulat" (wootz steel) with a small pattern is steel from the crucible (that is, the drawing of wootz was originally incorporated in the smelted billet).

Summary: on the blade of this Khandjar we see Damascus steel

[ariel]

Jim,
Please see ##6,7 and 11.
The blade of this khanjar is made of a real pattern-welded steel ( also called “mechanical Damascus”).
Wootz is a crucible steel.
Wax resist is a technique aimed at imitating the above patterns, with the beauty being only skin deep:-)