On Damascus Steel Leo S. Figiel INDIAN SWORD SABER RIFLE GUN HARDBOUND NEW WOOTZ

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On Damascus Steel Leo S. Figiel INDIAN SWORD SABER RIFLE GUN HARDBOUND NEW WOOTZ:
$35.00

THIS IS A GREAT NEW STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC (THE ONE YOU ARE BUYING IS STILL WRAPPED IN PLASTIC) HARDBOUND BOOK ON DAMASCUS STEEL... IT COVERS THE INDIAN DAMASCUS OR WOOTZ AND ALSO HAS CHAPTERS ANDMECHANICALDAMASCUS... THE BOOK IS A 1ST EDITION AND WAS PRINTED IN 1991 HERE IN THE STATES BYATLANTISARTS PRESS.THE BOOK HAS 145 PAGES ANDMEASURES 11 1/2 BY 9 INCHES.. IT IS A NICE SIZE BOOK....THE BOOK ALSO COVERS MAKING DAMASCUS GUN BARRELS ALSO... THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING BOOK AND IS A MUST HAVE FOR THE DAMASCUS SWORD COLLECTOR WITHER YOU COLLECT GERMAN, ENGLISH, INDIAN OR WHAT HAVE YOU...{The author reviews and summarizes the pertinent literature dealing with the historical, technical and artistic aspects of Oriental and Mechanical Damascus steel. Persian and Indian sword blades from 1600-1800, previously unpublished, Damascus gun barrels, and two blades of royal provenance are all featured. Mechanically contrived patterns such as the \"Kirk-Narbudan\" and more complex variants such as the \"Rose\" or combinations of the \"Ladder and Rose\" are also described and illustrated. Included is a chapter on pattern welded steels which includes a rare group of seventeenth and eighteenth century swords which exemplify the technical skills of Moghul and Indian blacksmiths.}
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