Haven't had a chance to re-photograph it yet, but there's definitely something interesting about the blade. Is there any history of anything like wootz steel coming out of China? This doesn't have the long lines of pattern weld or the tight swirls of Indian wootz; it's almost speckled, with the shinier, harder steel forming the spots if that makes sense. Sound familiar to anyone? I'll try and get a decent pic up tomorrow....
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