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16<div align="Center"><b><font size="+3"><u><font color="#660000">BHARAATA-SHASTRA:</font></u><br>
17 <font size="+2">kukris, gorkhas, katars</font><br>
18 </font>and other East Indian and Subcontinental Militaria<br>
19 </b><img src="bhaarata%20shastra%20title%20%28urdu%20tiger%20hunt%29.jpg" alt="tiger hunt - Bhaarata Shastra - india weapons">
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28       <td valign="Top">       
29      <div align="Center"><b><u><font size="+2"><br>
30       <img src="icons/gorkha-i.jpg" alt="gorkhas" width="172" height="225">
31       <br>
32       </font></u></b><font size="+3" color="#663333"><b><u>            GURKHAS/GORKHAS</u></b></font><br>
33       <br>
34       
35      <div align="Left">       
36      <div align="Center"><b><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.gurkhas.com/">
37                                      Gurkhas Community</a>
38       </font></b> -<br>
39                                      &nbsp;History, stories, legacies &amp;
40  news   of        <b>   GURKHAS</b>           ,&nbsp;     the  world-renowned
41     legendary  fighters  from the Himalayan       Kingdom  of   Nepal--<b>
42    visit!</b><br>
43       <b> &nbsp;&nbsp; </b>&nbsp; <br>
44       </div>
45       
46      <div align="Left"><b><a href="http://www.army.mod.uk/brigade_of_gurkhas/history/">
47                                         Brigade of Gurkhas</a>
48       </b> - <u>British Army</u> site, info on British     Gurkhas<br>
49       </div>
50       <br>
51       <a href="http://www.regiments.org/milhist/southasia/nepal.htm">  
52                  Gurkha Regiments in the   Indian &amp; British Armies</a>
53                                                - extensive info! &nbsp;
54&nbsp;    &nbsp;<a href="http://www.gurkha.com.hk/"><br>
55       </a>
56       <a href="http://www.btinternet.com/%7Ebritishempire/empire/forces/armyunits/gurkha/gurkha1903.htm">
57                                              Gurkha Infantry of the British
58  Empire</a>
59                                                 - more great info &amp;
60history!<br>
61       <a href="http://news6.thdo.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1997/gurkhas/newsid_36000/36397.stm">
62                                       Gurkhas-Britian's Oldest Allies (BBC 
63 News)</a>
64       <br>
65       <br>
66       <a href="http://armedforces.nic.in/army/welcome.html">           
67          Indian   Army Homepage</a>
68       <br>
69       <a href="http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/np-army.html">       
70         Nepalese        Army information (unofficial)</a>
71       <br>
72       <a href="http://www.geocities.com/khukhris/"><br>
73       </a>
74       <a href="http://dehradun.nic.in/history.htm">    A  History     of 
75 Dehradun        (India)</a>
76       <a href="http://www.geocities.com/khukhris/"><br>
77                                        A Gurkha Page</a>
78       <a href="http://www.gwt.org.uk/"><br>
79       <br>
80                                       Gurkha Welfare Trust</a>
81                        -<br>
82                      &nbsp;&nbsp; charity for Gurkha veterans, widows  
83&amp;       orphans              <br>
84       <br>
85       <a href="http://www.britain.gov.np/">       British     Embassy  
86 in Nepal/British         Gurkha Recruitment</a>
87       <br>
88       <a href="http://www.gurkha.com.hk/"><br>
89                                       Gurkha International    Group</a>
90                                                - need to hire a Gurkha?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
91         &nbsp;          <br>
92       <a href="http://www.fortunecity.com/business/notebook/1499/">    
93               Gurkha          Manpower</a>
94                                        - another 'have-khukuri-will-travel'
95  site<br>
96       </div>
97       </div>
98       </td>
99       <td valign="Top" nowrap="true">       
100      <div align="Center"><br>
101       <font size="+3" color="#990000"><b><u>KHUKURI    INFO</u></b></font><img src="icons/gurkha-i.jpg" alt="GOORKHAS &amp; KUKRIS" width="125" height="98" align="Center">
102       <br>
103       <br>
104       <br>
105       </div>
106       
107      <div align="Center"><font size="+1"><b><font size="+2"><a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/">
108                                              Khukuri FAQ</a>
109       </font><br>
110       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/"><img src="icons/khuk-FAQ.jpg" alt="FAQ" width="350" height="97">
111       </a>
112       <br>
113                      best source of info on khukuris</b></font><br>
114   [Howard Wallace]<br>
115       <font size="-2">[Sanskrit writing on blade = <i>  Khukureevedah  
116           </i>    ('The Mastery        of the Khukuri')  ]</font><br>
117       </div>
118       
119      <div align="Center">
120       <br>
121       <font size="-1"><a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/Powell/kukri/" target="_blank"><b>The Kukri - by John Powell</b><br><img src="john-powell-title_art-01a.jpg" alt="John Powell" border="0"></a><br>heaps of information about khukhuris and many photos</font><br>
122       </div>
123       <br>
124       
125      <div align="Center"><b><font size="+2"><a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&amp;forumid=739">
126                                       Himalayan Imports Cantina<br>
127       <img src="icons/cantina-i.jpg" alt="HI Cantina" width="550" height="241">
128       </a>
129       <a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&amp;forumid=739"><br>
130       </a>
131       </font></b><font size="+1"><b>fab forum of kukri  experts     &amp; 
132   aficionados!</b></font><br>
133                                       [answers to your khukuri-questions 
134here]<br>
135       <br>
136       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com"><font size="+2"><b>   
137   &nbsp;HIMALAYAN   IMPORTS</b>-</font><br>
138       </a>
139       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com"><img height="81" width="500" alt="HI" src="icons/hi-logo.jpg">
140       </a>
141       <br>
142       <b>more khukuri info &amp; a great place to buy hand-forged   Nepali 
143   khukuris!</b><br>
144       </div>
145       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/kami.html"><br>
146                         Kamis - Khukuri-makers of Nepal</a>
147                                               - photos &amp; info<br>
148        <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/BirGorkha.htm#More%20recent%20information%20on%20BirGorkha">
149                                              Bir Gorkha &amp; Environs</a>
150                                               - more photos/info on kukri-making<br>
151       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/Ceremony.htm#Blessings%20and%20ceremonies">
152                                       Ceremonies of the Kamis [kukri-smiths]</a>
153                                 - puja<br>
154       <br>
155       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/Introduction.htm"> 
156                            An   Introduction to the Khukuri</a>
157                                       - from the FAQ page<a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/Construction.html"><br>
158                                      Construction &amp; Terminology</a>
159                                       - from the FAQ page<br>
160       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/Terms.htm">        
161         Gurkhali/Nepalese          khukuri-related terms</a>
162                                       - from the FAQ page<br>
163       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/Sharp.htm">        
164         Sharpening          a Khukuri</a>
165                                       - from the FAQ page<br>
166       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/safety/">       
167         Khukuri    Safety</a>
168       <br>
169       <br>
170       <br>
171                                      &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
172&nbsp;    &nbsp;    &nbsp;    &nbsp;    &nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
173&nbsp;    &nbsp;   &nbsp; &nbsp;    &nbsp;    &nbsp; &nbsp;   &nbsp;  &nbsp;
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177&nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; &nbsp;   &nbsp; &nbsp;       <br>
178       <br>
179       </td>
180     </tr>
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182  </tbody> 
183</table>
184 
185<div align="Left"> 
186<div align="Center"><br>
187 <a href="gurkbook.html"><img src="books/gurkshlf.jpg" alt="gurkha/khukuri books" width="125" height="153">
188 </a>
189 </div>
190 
191<div align="Center"><a href="gurkbook.html"><font size="+2"><b>         
192                              Books on Gorkhas &amp; Khukuri</b></font></a>
193 <br>
194 <br>
195 </div>
196 
197<div align="Center"> 
198<hr width="100%" size="2"> 
199<div align="Left"> 
200<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
201   <tbody>
202     <tr>
203       <td valign="Top">       
204      <div align="Center"><a href="kukri.html"><img src="icons/gurk-k-i.jpg" alt="SHOWING OFF KHUKURI" width="264" height="200">
205       </a>
206       <u><b><font size="+2"><a href="kukri.html"><br>
207                                  KHUKURI GALLERY</a>
208       </font></b></u></div>
209       </td>
210     </tr>
211   
212  </tbody> 
213</table>
214 </div>
215 
216<hr width="100%" size="2"><br>
217 <br>
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219<hr width="100%" size="7"><u><b><font color="#cc6600"><font size="+3"><font color="#993300">
220                                      KATARS</font></font></font></b></u><br>
221 <u><b><font color="#cc6600"><font size="+3"><font color="#993300"><img src="katar/ash-ktr2.jpg" alt="Kareena Kapoor Katar" width="337" height="175">
222 </font></font></font></b></u><font color="#cc6600"><font size="+3"><font color="#993300"><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br>
223                                  [Kaurwaki (<a href="http://www.geocities.com/onlinekareena/">
224                      Kareena   Kapoor</a>
225                          ), Princess of Kalinga, holding a katar. from 
226 the      film   <a href="http://asoka.indiatimes.com/"><i>             Asoka</i></a>
227                                      ]</font></font></font></font><u><b><font color="#cc6600"><font size="+3"><br>
228 </font></font></b></u><font color="#cc6600"><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.gatka.de/SHASTRA.htm"><b><br>
229                                      Shastar</b>: @ the Gatka (Sikh) Federation</a>
230                                       - katars and other weapons<br>
231 <a href="http://www.geocities.com/jaxenro/Ktr/Ktr.html">         Katars
232   @  the    Islamic       Daggers Site</a>
233 </font></font><a href="http://www.militarymuseum.cz/english/sbirky/orient/6orient.html"><br>
234                                      Some katars @ the Czech Military Museum</a>
235 <font color="#cc6600"><a href="http://www.ruble-enterprises.com/katar.htm"><br>
236                                      Brief description of the katar</a>
237 </font><br>
238
239<hr width="100%" size="2"><br>
240 <br>
241 <a href="katar.html"><img src="katar/ash-ktr8.jpg" alt="kareena kapoor &amp; shahrukh khan [asoka]" width="218" height="125">
242 </a>
243 <br>
244 <font size="+2"><a href="katar.html"><b>                             KATAR&nbsp; 
245  GALLERY</b></a>
246 </font><br>
247 <br>
248 
249<hr width="100%" size="7"><br>
250 <u><b><font size="+3">SUBCONTINENTAL ARMS &amp; ARMOUR,     GENERAL</font></b></u><br>
251 <u><b><font size="+3"><img src="icons/shivaji.jpg" alt="Shiva" width="225" height="276">
252 <br>
253 </font></b></u><font size="+3"><font size="-2">[Portrait      of  <a href="http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/community/community_shivaji.php">
254                            Shivji</a>
255                                (1630-1680): founder of the Maratha Nation
256 (modern     <a href="http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/">                  
257  Maharashtra</a>
258                               ), carved out by defeating the alien Mughals]</font></font><u><b><font size="+3"><br>
259 </font></b></u><b><a href="http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/indianarms.htm"><br>
260 </a>
261 <a href="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/"><font size="+2">Bharat Raksha</font><br>
262 <img src="icons/BR-Small.gif" alt="bharat raksha" width="165" height="165">
263 </a>
264 <br>
265 &nbsp;'consortium of Indian military websites'<a href="http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/indianarms.htm"><br></b>
266 <br>
267 </a>
268 <br><br><hr width="100%" size="2"><br>
269 <b><u><font size="+3">Kalarippayattu - Indian Martial Arts</b></u><br></font>
270 <font size="-1">(originating largely from Kerala [in the south of India])<br></font><br>
271 <a href="http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/tnd/kalari/kalari.html"><b>Kalarippayattu (Prof. Phillip B. Zarrilli)</a></b> -<br><font size="-1">offers a collection of academic papers, video clips, and an extensive bibliography related to kalarippayattu<br></font><br>
272 <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ma/mkgkalari/index.html"><font size="-1">M.K.G. Kalari Sangam (Thalaserry, Kerala)</a> -<br>Gurukkal Vishwanathan Gurukkal, sangam has speciality in Thulunadan style in the Kuzhi kalari<br></font><br>
273 <a href="http://amritha.freeyellow.com/">Kalari Payatt - Mother of All Martial Arts</a><br><BR>
274 <a href="http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Bench/4966/index.html">ENS Kalari Centre</a> -<br><font size="-1">established in 1954 at Nettoor (Kerala), training in both the Northern and the Southern systems of Kalarippayattu<br></font><br>
275 <a href="http://www.kalarippayat.asso.fr/">l'Association Française Kalarippayat CVN Kalari</a> - <br><font size="-1">(en français)</font><br><br><br>
276 <br><u><font size="+2"><b>Budokaido - (modern) Nepalese Martial Arts</b></u><br></font>
277 <a href="http://go.to/budokaido">Budokaido - Nepali Martial Art</a>
278 <br>
279  </b><a href="http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/indianarms.htm"><br>
280 </a>
281 <br><hr width="100%" size="2"><br>
282 <a href="http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/indianarms.htm">Arms,   armour, 
283weapons and accoutrements of warriors in Bharat    through      the   ages</a>
284 <b> </b><u><b><br>
285 </b></u><br>
286 <br>
287 <a href="http://weaponspage.homestead.com/intro.html">Ritual    Weapons
288    -  Ethnic  &amp; Historic Weaponry</a>
289                     - essays, studies &amp; links<br>
290 <br>
291 <a href="kastane/bellydancer.html"><b><font size="+1">the Bellydancer's
292<i>Kastane</i></font></b></a>
293<sup><font size="-1" color="#990000">&nbsp;NEW!</font></sup><br>
294 <a href="kastane/bellydancer.html"><img src="kastane/franchesca-49a-i.jpg" alt="bellydancer">
295<br>
296 <font size="-1">an inquiry into the origin of a standard dance accessory</font><br>
297</a><br><br>
298<font size="+2"><b><u>Some Forums</font></u></b>
299<br><br>
300<a href="http://www.vikingsword.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&amp;forum=Ethnographic+Edged+Weapons&amp;number=1&amp;DaysPrune=20&amp;LastLogin=">
301                        Ethnographic Edged Weapons Discussion Forum @ Vikingsword.com</a> - <br>discussion of Asian, Oriental, exotic weaponry<br><br>
302												<a href="http://www.swordforum.com">SwordForum</a> - <br>includes section on blades of Middle East, Asia (India), Africa <br><br>
303											<a href="http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=739">Himalayan Imports Khukuri Forum</a> -<br>lounge for kukri experts and enthusiasts	
304											
305												<br><br><br>
306<hr width="100%" size="2"><font size="+1"><b><a href="val-naga.html">   
307  GOLOCK GALLERY</a>
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309 <font color="#990000"><b>[NEW!]</b></font></font><br>
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311<hr width="100%" size="7"><u><b><font size="+3">SHOPS</font></b></u><br>
312 
313<div align="Center"> 
314<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="1" width="100%">
315   <tbody>
316     <tr>
317       <td valign="Top">       
318      <div align="Center"><font color="#330033" size="+2"><b><u>KHUKURI, KATAR
319&amp;<br>
320                   OTHER SUBCONTINENTAL ARMS<br>
321                   SHOPS</u></b></font><br>
322       </div>
323       
324      <hr width="100%" size="2">       
325      <div align="Center"><a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com"><font size="+2"><b>
326             HIMALAYAN IMPORTS                    </b>-</font><br>
327       </a>
328       <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com"><img height="45" width="278" alt="HI" src="icons/hi-logo.jpg">
329       </a>
330       <br>
331       <font size="+1"><b>best contemporary khukuris   available!      &nbsp;<i>
332               lifetime</i>      guarantee</b></font><br>
333       <br>
334       <font size="+2"><a href="http://www.valiantco.com/"><b>Valiant   Co.</b><br>
335       <img src="http://www.valiantco.com/pics/ValiantCo.JPG" alt="Valiant Co." width="275" height="117">
336       </a>
337       <br>
338       </font><b>hand-made south-east asian blades</b><font size="+2"><br>
339       </font><br>
340       <br>
341       <b><a href="http://www.nepalesekhukuri.com/">Nepalese Khukuri House</a></b>
342                  - <br>
343                 another kukri seller<br>
344       <br>
345       <font size="+1"><b><!--<a href="http://www.shahjahans.com">-->
346                   <u>Shah Jahan's<!--</a>-->
347                    -</b> <font size="-1">(link does not seem to be active)</font></font></u>
348         <br><font size="-1">
349                   traditional hand-forged Damascus steel weaponry;<br>
350                   using Koftgari inlays, the richest of velvets &amp;<br>
351                   &nbsp;the finest leathers, horn and bone<br></font>
352       
353      <hr width="100%" size="2"><font size="+1"><b><font size="+1"><u>ANTIQUE</u></font><a href="http://www.ashokaarts.com/edgedweapons/edgedweapons.htm"><br>
354       <br>
355                   Ashoka Arts</a>
356                                 -</b></font><br>
357                                antique edged weapons from the Indian subcontinent<br>
358       <br>
359       <font size="+1"><b><a href="http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/OA/index/forsale-india.html">
360                                Oriental Arms</a>
361                                 -</b></font><br>
362                                antique Indo-Persian arms &amp; armour<br>
363       <br>
364       <a href="http://www.ruble-enterprises.com/cgi-local/engine.pl?query=11&amp;criteria=category">
365                                Ruble-Enterprises</a>
366                                 -<br>
367                                antique Middle-Eastern &amp; Indian militaria<br>
368       <br>
369       <a href="http://www.liongate-armsandarmour.com/">Lionsgate      Arms 
370  &amp;  Armour</a>
371       <br>
372       <br>
373       <a href="http://therionarms.com/forsale/catalog.html">     Therion 
374    Arms</a>
375       <br>
376       <br>
377       <a href="http://sevenstarstrading.com/01swrdf.htm">  Seven    Stars 
378   Trading   Company - Arms</a>
379       <br>
380       <br>
381       <a href="http://www.adamson-antiquearms.com/Eastern_main.html">  
382         Les   Adamson Antique Arms</a>
383       <br>
384       <br>
385			 <a href="http://www.ambroseantiques.com/">Paul M. Ambrose, Antiques</a> -<br> some Indian arms & armour
386       </div>
387       </td>
388       <td valign="Top">       
389      <div align="Center"><b><u><br>
390       </u><font size="+1"><a href="http://www.geocities.com/t_sarki/Sarki_Shop.html">
391                                The Sarki     Shop</a>
392                                                 -</font></b><a href="http://www.geocities.com/t_sarki/Sarki_Shop.html"><br>
393       <img src="icons/sarkishop.jpg" alt="Sarki Shop" width="300" height="142">
394       </a>
395       <br>
396       <b>[back in business!]        </b><br>
397              custom construction/restoration/repair        of   khukuri
398  sheaths,   handles<br>
399       <u><b><font size="+2"><br>
400                   MISC. KNIFE REPAIR &amp; RESTORATION</font></b></u><br>
401       </div>
402       <a href="http://www.woodmatters.com/catalog/1513.html"><br>
403       </a>
404       <b><u>Shapening Supplies</u></b><a href="http://www.woodmatters.com/catalog/1513.html"><br>
405                                    Chesapeake Woodworking Supplies: Sharpening 
406   Tools</a>
407                                        -<br>
408                                      &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
409&nbsp;    &nbsp;    hones,   stones &amp; buffing-compounds<br>
410       <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=43072&amp;category=1&amp;SID=&amp;ccurrency=2">
411                                      Lee Valley - Sharpening Supplies</a>
412                                        - more sharpening items<br>
413       <br>
414       <b><u>Spit &amp; Shine</u></b><br>
415       <a href="http://www.flitz.com/metalpolish.htm">      Flitz    Metal 
416   Polish</a>
417                                        -<br>
418                   &nbsp;&nbsp; great for polishing &amp; removing rust (in 
419 combination           with   0000   steel wool)<br>
420       <a href="http://www.restorationproduct.com/mainproducts.html">   
421                  Renaissance       Wax</a>
422                                       - for preserving your rare finds,
423used   by  museums<br>
424       <br>
425       <u><b>Handle Materials - horn, bone, wood</b></u><br>
426       <a href="http://www.hideandfur.com/">Moscow  Hide   &amp;    Fur</a>
427                                     - horn, bone, hide from various animals<br>
428       <br>
429       <a href="http://www.absorbine-animal.com/products/hoofcare_fr.htm">
430              Hooflex Hoof Treatment</a>
431               - keeps <i>horn</i> handles from drying-out &amp; cracking<br>
432       <br>
433       <a href="http://www.wood.baweb.com/">Middletown Lumber</a>
434                    - supplies of exotic woods<br>
435       <a href="http://www.eisenbran.com/">Eisenbran Exotic   Hardwoods</a>
436       <br>
437       <br>
438       <u><b>Other<br>
439       </b></u><a href="http://www.knifesupplies.com/html/index.htm">   
440       Universal   Agencies, Inc. - Knife-Making Supplies</a>
441       <u><b><br>
442       </b></u><br>
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445       
446      <div align="Center"><font size="+2"><u><b>Knife-Makers</b></u></font><br>
447       <br>
448       </div>
449       <a href="http://www.crude-forged-knives.com/">Crude Forged Knives
450   [Fran&ccedil;ois Pitaud]</a>
451       <u><b><br>
452       </b></u><br>
453       <br>
454       
455      <div align="Center"><font size="+2"><u><b>Misc.<br>
456       <br>
457       </b></u></font>       
458      <div align="Left"><a href="http://outdoors.free.fr/">Outdoors (free.fr)</a>
459      [Jean-Marc] -<br>
460     knives, tools, camping, mountaineering, other outdoor things<br>
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473 
474<hr size="7" width="100%"><font color="#333333"><u><b><font size="+2">GENERAL
475                  KNIFE &amp; METAL INFO</font></b></u></font><br>
476 </div>
477 <a href="http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/patterns.html"><br>
478 <b>            General Info  on Forging/Welding Weapons    through     the 
479  Ages</b></a>
480                           -<br>
481                        @ Vikingsword.com<br>
482 <br>
483  <a href="http://www.angelic.org/highlander/metallurgy/damascushistory.html" target="_blank"><b>Damascus Steel - a brief history</b></a> -<br>
484 [Christopher Lau (Motoyasu) -<font size="-1"> a professional Japanese sword polisher (experienced in both <i>togi</i> and <i>kantei</i>)]</font>
485 <br><br>
486 
487		<a href="http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/kap_5/advanced/t5_1_4.html" target="_blank"><b>Brief History of Steel</b></a> -<br>
488		good information [Prof. H. Föll, Uni.-Kiel]<br><br>
489		<a href="http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/kap_5/advanced/t5_1_5.html" target="_blank"><b>A Cross-Linked Glossary of Some Terms from the History of Metal Working</b></a> -<br>
490		more good information [Prof. H. Föll, Uni.-Kiel]<br><br>
491		<a href="http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/kap_5/advanced/t5_1_1.html" target="_blank"><b>Damascene Technique in Metal Working </b>- a personal remark</a><br>
492		[Prof. H. Föll, Uni.-Kiel]<br><br>
493 <a href="http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9809/Verhoeven-9809.html">
494                  The Key Role of Impurities in Ancient Damascus Steel Blades</a>
495                    -<br>
496                   an article by J.D. Verhoeven, A.H. Pendray &amp; W.E.
497Dauksch     <br>
498 <br>
499 <a href="http://metalrg.iisc.ernet.in/%7Ewootz/heritage/WOOTZ.htm" target="_blank">WOOTZ STEEL: AN ADVANCED MATERIAL OF THE ANCIENT WORLD by S. Srinivasan and S. Ranganathan, Department of Metallurgy -- Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore)</a> - particularly interesting discussion of steel in ancient India
500 <br>
501 <br>
502 <a href="http://www.swordforum.com/forge/roadtodamascus.html" target="_blank"><b>The Road to Damascus: <font size="-1">Sorting Modern Pattern Welding from Myth & Legend</font></b></a> -<br>
503<font size="-1">[by Kevin R. Cashen, American Bladesmith Society (ABS) certified Master Bladesmith]</font>
504<br><br>
505 <a href="http://home.att.net/~moltenmuse/index.htm" target="_blank">Crucible Damascus Steel [=Wootz] by Anna Feuerbach PhD </a>- the author of this website completed her PhD last year on 'Crucible Steel in Central Asia: Production, Use and Origins' - Dr Feuerbach has a forthcoming book on 'crucible steel' (wootz and similar steels) slated for summer 2004. She also has her PhD thesis available on CD (in Word text format) for US$5 to cover materials and postage.
506<br>
507<br>
508<a href="http://netinfo.hypermart.net/telingsteel.htm" target="_blank">WOOTZ , UKKU or true damascus steel</a> -- some basic info & links on damascus steel
509<br><br>
510<a href="http://www.vikingsword.com/serpent.html" target="_blank">The Serpent in the Sword: Pattern-welding in Early Medieval Swords by Lee A. Jones</a> - ancient Anglo-Saxon and Viking swords analysed
511<br><br>
512<a href="http://www.geocities.com/s_fedosov/damascus/damasc_e.htm" target="_blank">Mechanical properties of Modern Fabricated Pattern Welded Damascus Steels by S. Fedosov, Samara State Technical University (Russia)</a>
513<br><br>
514<a href="http://damascus.free.fr/f_damas/f_hist/perret.htm" target="_blank">Method of making Steel in the style of Damascus written in 1771 by Jean Jacques Perret</a> - (English translation)
515<br><br>
516<a href="http://staff.hum.ku.dk/dbwagner/REHD/REHD.html" target="_blank">Ancient carburisation of iron to steel: a comment</a> -<br>
517Donald B. Wagner, Dept. of Asian Studies, Uni. of Copenhagen<br><font size="-1">
517(webversion of article in journal <i>Archeomaterials,</i> 1990, 4.1: 111-117)</font>
518<br><br>
519<a href="http://members.lycos.nl/cvdv/historycastiron.htm" target="_blank">Early progress in the Melting of iron</a> -<br>on making cast-iron<br>
520<font size="-1">(V.H.Patterson & M.J.Lalich, "Fifty years of progress in the inoculation of cast irons" - 44th International Foundry Congress (1977), Florence)</font>
521<br><br>
522<a href="http://www.mri.on.ca/steel.html" target="_blank">Steel in Ancient Greece & Rome</a> -<br>E.A. Ginzel <font size="-1">(Materials Research Institute, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)</font>
523
524<br> <br>
525 <a href="http://www.paulknife.com/blademetal.htm">   Blade    Metal    Info</a>
526 <br><br>
527 <a href="http://www.engnath.com/public/steel.htm">   Types    of  Steel
528   used    by   Knife-makers</a>
529 <br>
530  <br>
531 <a href="http://www.agrussell.com/faq/agcyclop.html">      A.G.   Russell 
532    Knife      Encyclopaedia</a>
533 <br><br>
534 <a href="http://www.livelyknives.com/metalinfo.htm">Metalsmithing Links</a> - useful links [Lively Knives.com]
535 <BR><BR>
536 <a href="http://www.livelyknives.com/tutorials.htm">Knife-Making Tutorials</a> - good info [Lively Knives.com]
537 <br><bR>
538 <a href="http://www.vikingsword.com/ethsword/index.html">          Ethnographic 
539       Resource     Site @ Vikingsword.com</a>
540                                       - <br>
541                                      more Asian (&amp; other) arms<br>
542 <br>
543 <a href="http://pub14.ezboard.com/bthecrucible26870" target="_blank">The Crucible</a> - online forum about smithing <BR><BR>
544 
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