Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Indo-Persian sword with Wootz blade and parrot hilt

kai · 18th October 2016, 01:14 PM

Here's a close-up showing the wootz blade of the sword starting this thread. Am I correct to see some surface manipulation during forging of the ingot to achieve a (possibly ladder-like) pattern?

Regards,
Kai

18th October 2016, 01:14 PM	#13
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Here's a close-up showing the wootz blade of the sword starting this thread. Am I correct to see some surface manipulation during forging of the ingot to achieve a (possibly ladder-like) pattern? Regards, Kai Attached Images