Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Indian Ceremonial knife with, possibly, a wootz blade ???

Lew · 18th June 2006, 04:05 PM

I agree with Ariel the dagger is newly made and the blade is mechanical damascus steel not wootz. These daggers are produced by a growing cottage industry in India mostly for the American market.

Lew

18th June 2006, 04:05 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I agree with Ariel the dagger is newly made and the blade is mechanical damascus steel not wootz. These daggers are produced by a growing cottage industry in India mostly for the American market. Lew