Damascus Steel

ariel · 11th April 2007, 01:08 AM

The manufacture of wootz blades largely ceased in India and in Iran by the middle of the 19th century.
However, Y. Miller in his book " Caucasian arms in the State Hermitage Museum" shows many examples of splendid wootz swords and kindjals dated all through the 19th century.
Any information on the occurence of earlier wootz blades of local Caucasian manufacture? Was Caucasian wootz different from Persian? Were they making wootz from scratch or used Indian ingots? If, per Dr. Feuerbach, North Caucasus was one of the earliest known places of wootz manufacture, was the technique preserved uninterruptibly?
Caucasians were sent to Zlatoust to teach Russian masters their wootz techniques; what was their influence (if any) on Anosov's revival of wootz manufacture?
These are just some questions that come to mind.

11th April 2007, 01:08 AM	#20
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	The manufacture of wootz blades largely ceased in India and in Iran by the middle of the 19th century. However, Y. Miller in his book " Caucasian arms in the State Hermitage Museum" shows many examples of splendid wootz swords and kindjals dated all through the 19th century. Any information on the occurence of earlier wootz blades of local Caucasian manufacture? Was Caucasian wootz different from Persian? Were they making wootz from scratch or used Indian ingots? If, per Dr. Feuerbach, North Caucasus was one of the earliest known places of wootz manufacture, was the technique preserved uninterruptibly? Caucasians were sent to Zlatoust to teach Russian masters their wootz techniques; what was their influence (if any) on Anosov's revival of wootz manufacture? These are just some questions that come to mind.