nice watered hanshee (photos)

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I sure hope that Rod comes along with the specs for this beautiful piece!!!!:D
That handle looks overly long for an old kukri!!!!
 
Yvsa. re Hanshee check out JP's CHAPTER 5 about Grips,Gods and Garudas. I think the grips for Hanshee's are long and slender. Rod
 
I've some old blades(hunter style) that I got from Atlanta Cutlery that have a very similar damascus pattern to them. I found them to be interesting to look at, but poor quality steel and/or bad heat treating. Just my .02 worth!
 
Originally posted by Rod Allen
Yvsa. re Hanshee check out JP's CHAPTER 5 about Grips,Gods and Garudas. I think the grips for Hanshee's are long and slender. Rod
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Is JP's Chapter 5 on Swordforums? I wasn't aware of but two chapters over there.:(
 
Sutcliffe, any chance of a pic of those watered blades?
Yvsa, re JP's grips I thought it was on this forum!
Rod
 
You might try the Atlanta Cutlery website, they may still sell them as the prices were very affordable.
 
From Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson's latest novel:

Jack drew the Janissary's sword out of the rolled blanket where it had been hid since Vienna and washed the dried blood off in a creek-bend. When it was clean, he stood in a buttress of sunlight, thigh-deep in brown water, nervously wiping it and swinging it in the air.
"Something troubling you, Jack"
"Since the Papists slew all the decent folk, this is a country of bandits, haiduks, and Vagabonds-"
"I guessed that. I meant, something about the sword?"
"Can't seem to get it dry - that is, it's dry to the touch, but it ripples like a brook in the sun."
Eliza answered with a scrap of verse:

Watered steel blade, the world perfection calls,
Drunk with the viper poison foes appals.
Cuts lively, burns the blood whene'er it falls;
And picks up gems from pave of marble halls.
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Nice looking khuk - I bet you don't dig in the garden with that one! Also - how come they call damascus khuks "watered?" I didn't think water was part of the process of making damascus.
 
Cliff, I may be in error saying "watered" its just what I have allways called them.
Ben, 18 1/2 inch across the curve.
Rod
 
Real Damascus from Wootz steel is sometimes called "Watered Steel" because it looks like rippling water. Other patterns could be formed although the few moderm makers of the steel rarely do the complex patterns.

Most "Damascus" steel in this country is realy pattern welded, many patterns are possible.

The differences are the Wootz steel is a different, very high carbon steel worked at low temps. The carbon levels are much higher than normaly would be used for a weapon but the unusual carbon structure allows a blade to be flexible.

The billits of steel were made in India and exported to the Middle east were Crusaders encountered them in the Sword Market in Damascas. Weapons were this way in India, and from whats shown up on this forum, in Nepal too.

This blade looks like true Damascas to me but it's hard to tell in photos.
 
Someone told me it was when you first saw it, Did your mouth water!
Thanks for the explanation, Red.
 
Hi Folks!

The parallel lines at top & bottom of blade clearly show this is a laminated pattern welded blade, Wootz is much less distinct & would not have the clear layer structure near the top & bottom of the blade!

Spiral
 
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