Strtaight Blade Tulwar

[RobertGuy]

I've been thinking about Wootz and have tried to get some better pictures. I buffed up a portion of the blade and applied ferric chloride etchant to the blade edge.. Here are closeups with different filters applied.There mis a structure to be seen but is it Wootz? I do not have the expertise to judge. What do you all think?

[mariusgmioc]

Originally Posted by RobertGuy

I've been thinking about Wootz and have tried to get some better pictures. I buffed up a portion of the blade and applied ferric chloride etchant to the blade edge.. Here are closeups with different filters applied.There mis a structure to be seen but is it Wootz? I do not have the expertise to judge. What do you all think?

In order for etching to work, the surface must be first polished to grit 2000-3000. Then you may get some relevant result after etching.

However, I don't think there is any chance for your blade to be wootz as it doesn't even appear to be Indian.