Wootz: Persian or Indian?

ariel · 6th January 2007, 03:03 PM

We have already flogged the " quality of wootz" horse to death on another thread.
And, of course, RKKA was correct rejecting the idea of arming every Red Cavalry unit with bulat blades: far too expensive, time consuming and counterproductive. Even at that time the idea of cavalry charges was viewed as obsolete and supported only by semiliterate dinosaurs like Budyonny. The new breed of military commanders ( Tukhachevsky, Yakir) were hell bent on modernization: tanks, artillery, airforce etc.
But, I guess, even they would love to have a real Bulat saber! It is very pretty!
" Bulat is for show, AK-47 is for dough"

6th January 2007, 03:03 PM	#14
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	We have already flogged the " quality of wootz" horse to death on another thread. And, of course, RKKA was correct rejecting the idea of arming every Red Cavalry unit with bulat blades: far too expensive, time consuming and counterproductive. Even at that time the idea of cavalry charges was viewed as obsolete and supported only by semiliterate dinosaurs like Budyonny. The new breed of military commanders ( Tukhachevsky, Yakir) were hell bent on modernization: tanks, artillery, airforce etc. But, I guess, even they would love to have a real Bulat saber! It is very pretty! " Bulat is for show, AK-47 is for dough"