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|  13th February 2011, 11:31 AM | #1 | 
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			Welcome to the forum. Imho it is a pitted surface caused by the rust. Not patina and wootz neither. Maybe you can show us the whole piece. | 
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|  13th February 2011, 12:47 PM | #2 | 
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			All I see is pitting. There is no discernible wootz pattern as far as I can tell.
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