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kindjal - mechanical damascus ??
http://cgi.ebay.com/VERY-NICE-RUSSIA...QQcmdZViewItem
Just finished - the question is if its an etching or a real deal ? Do I see hamon in one of the pictures ? |
I am sure it is etching. there are quite a few of those with etched fullers. Looks very pretty, though.
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Ariel is absolutely correct.
As the seller, who wrote: "fullers have etching". I am not even sure it's etching, but it is definitely a mechanical pattern, manually placed on the surface of the blade, like you would decorate a cake from the manual tube to form a trim. |
exemple kindjal
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Here my kindjal. The center is engraved with etching. But it is not Damas. |
Pattern welded or etched?
It is correct that most of the Kindjals with pattern on the blade are etched (Inside the fullers). Few only has a real pattern welded core with plain high carbon steel around. It is difficult to tell from these photos but there is a small chance that the core here is pattern welded. My reasons
1: One can see in few places the Star shape found on twisted steel used in Kindjals with pattern welded core. It is not very common on etched blades 2: Etching was mainly done INSIDE the fullers. Here on the front of the blade I see some pattern BETWEEN the fullers. This also may indicate a pattern welded core. The only way to really find out is either a far better photos with good high resolution close ups, or polish a very small area and see if the pattern returns after etching (NOT REALLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCED) |
hi oriental-arms
I increased the photograph of ebay.
And I think that it is indeed about the welded Damas. And twisted. galvano |
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