When in India "died" wootz?

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by mahratt

Thank you!

Do I understand correctly that in this passage from an article talking about the fact that in 1840 in Bukhara produced wootz on old technology?

That is how I understand it, which could mean that Bukharan swords with bulat blades could have continued to be made quite late. But no evidence in Syria it seems.

[mahratt]

Originally Posted by estcrh

That is how I understand it, which could mean that Bukharan swords with bulat blades could have continued to be made quite late.

Yes exactly. Because 1840 - it can be considered a mid-19th century.

Originally Posted by estcrh

But no evidence in Syria it seems.

I think wootz produced in mid-late 19 centry (or at least do the blades of old wootz steel billets) in Central Asia and Afghanistan.