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A.alnakkas · 10th October 2012, 02:09 PM

Hey Richard,

Thanks for the info, its really nice to know more about this!

Perhaps the blade was broken and had to be welded but the way the weld is makes me think that perhaps the smith used a more flexible steel for the hilt and ricasso and stiff wootz for the rest?

I would love to one day travel your way and learn all of this :-)

10th October 2012, 02:09 PM	#16
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Hey Richard, Thanks for the info, its really nice to know more about this! Perhaps the blade was broken and had to be welded but the way the weld is makes me think that perhaps the smith used a more flexible steel for the hilt and ricasso and stiff wootz for the rest? I would love to one day travel your way and learn all of this :-)