Material Analysis: Matched Pair of Antique Philippine Blades with Crystalline Matrix

A. G. Maisey · Yesterday, 01:37 AM

I'm seeing a POLL at the top of this page, I do not know what it relates to, but I'm guessing that it relates to taking a guess at what the metal used in the blade is:-

what type of metal
leaf spring
wootz
Pamor
Damascus
Just a rusty blade

totally impossible for me to determine from a photograph what ferric material has been used in these blades, but it does not appear to be a laminated blade, & thus not pamor nor mechanical damascus, it is unlikely to be wootz, it is probably modern 20th century steel, but it would need testing of one kind or another to determine exactly what kind of steel it is.

View Poll Results: what type of metal
leaf spring	2	50.00%
wootz	1	25.00%
Pamor	0	0%
Damascus	0	0%
Just a rusty blade	1	25.00%
Voters: 4. You may not vote on this poll

Yesterday, 01:37 AM	#8
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,239	I'm seeing a POLL at the top of this page, I do not know what it relates to, but I'm guessing that it relates to taking a guess at what the metal used in the blade is:- what type of metal leaf spring wootz Pamor Damascus Just a rusty blade totally impossible for me to determine from a photograph what ferric material has been used in these blades, but it does not appear to be a laminated blade, & thus not pamor nor mechanical damascus, it is unlikely to be wootz, it is probably modern 20th century steel, but it would need testing of one kind or another to determine exactly what kind of steel it is.