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Originally Posted by Rick
Looks like a scarf weld there, Lofty .
Usually this is a weld seen in a wootz to non-wootz blade .
I'm amazed at how clean the line is . 
Also, in my totally inexpert opinion; both patterns look kinda loose; like Sham looks .
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Hi Rick,
Scarf weld for sure.
I believe that the crucible steel manufacturing method often produced a smaller ingot, and the scarf weld process was used to add steel to lengthen the blade?
I've got a rather nice 18thC Tulwar with a heavy rigid Shamshir type blade where there is a similar scarf weld up towards the hilt.
In my admittedly modest experience of this construction technique the scarf weld is always is roughly the same place. I've seen it Wootz to non-wootz/monosteel and wootz to wootz, as it is in my Tulwar.
Lotfy,
These are very nice swords.
Congratulations my friend.
Best
Gene