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Originally Posted by ariel
The highest quality would have been signed "Assadollah".
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Only if it was made by the family line
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Originally Posted by ariel
Then, where is the multitude of Sham blades from Iran? Why would ingots from the same source ( mostly India) produce Khorasan blades in Iran and Sham in Turkey? Did the Ottoman bladesmiths consciously select ingots with Sham pattern?
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Here I don't know the answer, but, I have always assumed that the ingots came from a different source. Even if they came from the same source but a different batch, I believe the ingots had an surface appearance which could be differentiated by an experienced eye.
Jeff