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Originally Posted by ariel
Exactly because of it, I have been dreaming about a book on Persian arms written by a professional:-)))
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The scientific investigation of and Persian arms and wootz begun in the very late 18th century (George Pearson, 1795) and some years later by Antonio Crivelli from Italy.
This means the scientific knowledge about wootz was gathered, shortly before the production of wootz ended.
All we know from the original wootzmakers are some names like Kirk Narduban, Chora Khorasan and so on but absolutely nothing scientific.
Except from tons of guesses, we know almost nothing for sure.
Try to find out the secret of the dramatic cutting power of a Kilij and Shamshir and you will understand what I mean. Tip: a good Japanese Katana Mei will know the answer, it's more than the deep curvature.
Roland