Another wootz question

[Jeff D]

Originally Posted by ariel

The highest quality would have been signed "Assadollah".

Only if it was made by the family line

Originally Posted by ariel

Then, where is the multitude of Sham blades from Iran? Why would ingots from the same source ( mostly India) produce Khorasan blades in Iran and Sham in Turkey? Did the Ottoman bladesmiths consciously select ingots with Sham pattern?

Here I don't know the answer, but, I have always assumed that the ingots came from a different source. Even if they came from the same source but a different batch, I believe the ingots had an surface appearance which could be differentiated by an experienced eye.

Jeff

[ariel]

And the Turks were so dumb that they purposefully took only the "bad" ones?

I hate to be a nudnik, but I feel this question can tell us something important.

[Jeff D]

Originally Posted by ariel

And the Turks were so dumb that they purposefully took only the "bad" ones?

I hate to be a nudnik, but I feel this question can tell us something important.

Well I suppose that may be one explanation. I think it unlikely. More reasonable explanations are, forging secrets, trade limitations, or a whole host of other reasons.


All the best
Jeff