russian forged wootz

RSWORD · 3rd December 2006, 02:45 AM

Here is a rare example of Russian forged wootz. The spine is etched in cyrillic "Zlatoust year 1842". This is right in the middle of the Anosov years of bulat production. The pattern is very fine, like the hada of a Japanese sword, but when you have a good close look, you can clearly see the pattern which I luckily was able to photograph. The pattern is active and consistent throughout the blade. By anyones standard, a good piece of steel!

ariel · 3rd December 2006, 02:58 AM

Fantastic blade!
I think this is the first one I have seen in all the years. Can you show the entire blade and the "trimmings"?

S.Al-Anizi · 3rd December 2006, 07:34 AM

Thanks for sharing that with us, nice piece

Chris Evans · 3rd December 2006, 11:25 AM

RSWORD,

Many thanks for showing us this blade. Any idea of its hardness near the edge? A bit of very judicious filing could tell us a lot...

Cheers
Chris

RSWORD · 4th December 2006, 01:50 AM

Ariel,

Per your request here are some additional shots.

Rivkin · 4th December 2006, 02:15 AM

Wow-wow. Russian cossack shashka of asiatic type ? I guess this is the ultimate thing for any collector of russian military swords.

Gt Obach · 4th December 2006, 05:37 PM

very nice blade
- the pattern is nice and tight... looks small aswell... so it is possible to say that is was not a long cooled ingot... much like some of the Indian steels... ..
-it would cut well

the color of the etch is different.... does it look more black than blue ?... its hard to tell

very nice
Greg

3rd December 2006, 02:45 AM	#1
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,084	russian forged wootz Here is a rare example of Russian forged wootz. The spine is etched in cyrillic "Zlatoust year 1842". This is right in the middle of the Anosov years of bulat production. The pattern is very fine, like the hada of a Japanese sword, but when you have a good close look, you can clearly see the pattern which I luckily was able to photograph. The pattern is active and consistent throughout the blade. By anyones standard, a good piece of steel! Attached Images

4th December 2006, 01:50 AM	#5
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,084	Ariel, Per your request here are some additional shots. Attached Images

3rd December 2006, 02:58 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Fantastic blade! I think this is the first one I have seen in all the years. Can you show the entire blade and the "trimmings"?

3rd December 2006, 07:34 AM	#3
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Thanks for sharing that with us, nice piece

3rd December 2006, 11:25 AM	#4
Chris Evans Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 682	RSWORD, Many thanks for showing us this blade. Any idea of its hardness near the edge? A bit of very judicious filing could tell us a lot... Cheers Chris

4th December 2006, 02:15 AM	#6
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	Wow-wow. Russian cossack shashka of asiatic type ? I guess this is the ultimate thing for any collector of russian military swords.

4th December 2006, 05:37 PM	#7
Gt Obach Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	very nice blade - the pattern is nice and tight... looks small aswell... so it is possible to say that is was not a long cooled ingot... much like some of the Indian steels... .. -it would cut well the color of the etch is different.... does it look more black than blue ?... its hard to tell very nice Greg