Pesh Kabz dagger dated 1872 - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

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Pesh Kabz dagger dated 1872

14th September 2017, 10:18 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It must be wootz: the "crack" along the spine is the outcome of cutting the ingot, bending it upon itself to allow its bottom to become the exterior of the blade and hiding the "dirty" part of the ingot inside. Usually, such a crack was filled with soft metal wire. Polish and etch it.

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