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					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.
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					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.