Wootz kindjal - have you ever seen?

buendia · 31st March 2010, 03:30 PM

Thank you very much for your help. I have found a picture of shear steel from Sheffield - a fragment of a chisel.

This one comes from Hermitage museum in Petersburg, Russia. Wootz kindjal made by Geurk Elizarashvili, 1846, Tiflis, Georgia. The very same guy probably made Lermontov`s kindjal...

TVV · 1st April 2010, 07:01 AM

Personally, I would not be disappointed at all if it turns out to be wootz (naturally). But bladesmiths that I have shown the dagger to tend to think otherwise. Their opinion of course is just that - an opinion, and the opinion of collectors such as Rick and Alex, who have handled a great number of wootz blades is probably more important here.

As of now, I am not convinced one way or another, but it does not really bother me, since to me a nice blade is a nice blade, wootz or pattern welded.

Regards,
Teodor

31st March 2010, 03:30 PM	#1
buendia Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Silesia, Poland Posts: 41	Thank you very much for your help. I have found a picture of shear steel from Sheffield - a fragment of a chisel. This one comes from Hermitage museum in Petersburg, Russia. Wootz kindjal made by Geurk Elizarashvili, 1846, Tiflis, Georgia. The very same guy probably made Lermontov`s kindjal...

1st April 2010, 07:01 AM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,660	Personally, I would not be disappointed at all if it turns out to be wootz (naturally). But bladesmiths that I have shown the dagger to tend to think otherwise. Their opinion of course is just that - an opinion, and the opinion of collectors such as Rick and Alex, who have handled a great number of wootz blades is probably more important here. As of now, I am not convinced one way or another, but it does not really bother me, since to me a nice blade is a nice blade, wootz or pattern welded. Regards, Teodor