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Originally Posted by RSWORD
A very nice sword. Of note to me is not only the quality of the wootz steel but the fact the blade is of the form with a hollow grind and a wide beveled edge. I don't recall too many high quality wootz blades of the form..
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The hollow ground blade and beveled edge initially made me doubt if the blade was wootz. I associate those characteristics with European blades, but there were enough hints in the pictures and coupled with the quality of the hilt and koftgari, I decided to take the chance and make the purchase.