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Sakalord364 · 10th February 2025, 05:36 AM

I heard some say that Persia during the Safavid and qajar period had a huge sword making industry that made swords basically at an industrial level, it had the largest sword making production base in asia (or at least the Islamic world)- essentially the solingen of Asia. How true is this?

10th February 2025, 05:36 AM	#1
Sakalord364 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 64	Did Safavid/Qajar Persia have the largest sword making industry in Asia? I heard some say that Persia during the Safavid and qajar period had a huge sword making industry that made swords basically at an industrial level, it had the largest sword making production base in asia (or at least the Islamic world)- essentially the solingen of Asia. How true is this?