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Old 24th July 2011, 01:22 PM   #1
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Default Modern 'wootz' going into commercial production.

An interesting development in the world of modern commercial swords.
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to mention the company selling these as they are a currently available item so I won't.

I'm sure we have all seen the rapid development in Chinese sword-smithing in recent years, I guess it was just a matter of time before an approximation of wootz arrived.
I wonder if we will now see a flood of 'wootz' blades in antique forms?

Here is what I'm talking about, looks like wootz or perhaps shear steel. This sword is a commercially available model from a very famous company.
Described: "the sword’s most exciting feature is its Wootz steel construction. The centuries-old Asian technique of making superb Wootz steel (or Watered steel) sword blades has been lost to the world for several hundred years, but dedicated study and research have re-created the process and this sword is a testament to that dedication."
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