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Old 9th May 2014, 03:28 PM   #20
mross
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Originally Posted by Rick
Yes, that's what I meant .
Those cracks make me wonder if the core material was a bit overworked during forging .
That's the usual reason for certain material, wootz, meteoric iron etc. Another possibility is a failed quench, this happens quite a bit in a water quench.
I'm really intrested in this sword. Looks like a nice one.
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