When in India "died" wootz?

ariel · 26th February 2016, 04:35 PM

Emanuel,

That's the problem: Anosov described his "bulats" as being Taban and Khorasan.

But please re-read Kirill's e-mail to me: the definitions at that time were different and imprecise. Thus, personal definitions of bulat patterns mentioned by Anosov are unreliable. Indeed, we have not a single known example of his "bulat" with anything but the simplest Sham. The only proof of his definitions would consist of actual examples.

And, by the way, I could not find any message on the Russian forum about Anosov's bulats having "...very different structures, including the most complex"

26th February 2016, 04:35 PM	#11
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Emanuel, That's the problem: Anosov described his "bulats" as being Taban and Khorasan. But please re-read Kirill's e-mail to me: the definitions at that time were different and imprecise. Thus, personal definitions of bulat patterns mentioned by Anosov are unreliable. Indeed, we have not a single known example of his "bulat" with anything but the simplest Sham. The only proof of his definitions would consist of actual examples. And, by the way, I could not find any message on the Russian forum about Anosov's bulats having "...very different structures, including the most complex"