1<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> 2<html> 3<head> 4 <title>BHAARATA-SHASTRA : east Indian weapons - Kukris/Khukuris, Gurkhas/Gorkhas, 5Katars & Other Subcontinental Militaria</title> 6 7 8 <meta name="author" content="B. Slade"> 9 10 <meta name="description" content="resources for antique and modern Indian, Nepali, and other Indo-Subcontinental Arms & Armour"> 11 12 <meta name="keywords" content="kukri khukuri katar kattar gurkha gurka gorkha india militaria weapons knives knife sword dagger shastra bharat bharaata"> 13</head> 14 <body background="khukuri/indiawar.jpg"> 15 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"> 20 <br> 21<br> 22<br> 23 24</font> 25<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="1" width="100%"> 26 <tbody> 27 <tr> 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 History, stories, legacies & 40 news of <b> GURKHAS</b> , the world-renowned 41 legendary fighters from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal--<b> 42 visit!</b><br> 43 <b> </b> <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 & British Armies</a> 53 - extensive info! 54 <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 & 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 charity for Gurkha veterans, widows 83& 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? 91 <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 & 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=&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=&forumid=739"><br> 130 </a> 131 </font></b><font size="+1"><b>fab forum of kukri experts & 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 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 & 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 & info<br> 148 <a href="http://www.himalayan-imports.com/faq/BirGorkha.htm#More%20recent%20information%20on%20BirGorkha"> 149 Bir Gorkha & 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 & 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> 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 <br> 178 <br> 179 </td> 180 </tr> 181
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 & 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> 218 219<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 & shahrukh khan [asoka]" width="218" height="125"> 242 </a> 243 <br> 244 <font size="+2"><a href="katar.html"><b> KATAR 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 & 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 '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 & Historic Weaponry</a> 289 - essays, studies & 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"> 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&forum=Ethnographic+Edged+Weapons&number=1&DaysPrune=20&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> 308 </b></font><font color="#ffff00"><br> 309 <font color="#990000"><b>[NEW!]</b></font></font><br> 310 311<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&<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! <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 &<br> 351 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 & armour<br> 363 <br> 364 <a href="http://www.ruble-enterprises.com/cgi-local/engine.pl?query=11&criteria=category"> 365 Ruble-Enterprises</a> 366 -<br> 367 antique Middle-Eastern & Indian militaria<br> 368 <br> 369 <a href="http://www.liongate-armsandarmour.com/">Lionsgate Arms 370 & 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 & 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> 408 409 hones, stones & buffing-compounds<br>
410 <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=43072&category=1&SID=&ccurrency=2"> 411 Lee Valley - Sharpening Supplies</a> 412 - more sharpening items<br> 413 <br> 414 <b><u>Spit & Shine</u></b><br> 415 <a href="http://www.flitz.com/metalpolish.htm"> Flitz Metal 416 Polish</a> 417 -<br> 418 great for polishing & 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 & 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 & 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> 443 444 <hr width="100%" size="2"><br> 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 [François 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> 461 <br> 462 </div> 463 <font size="+2"><u><b><br> 464 </b></u></font><br> 465 </div> 466 </td> 467 </tr> 468 469 </tbody> 470</table> 471 <br> 472 <br> 473 474<hr size="7" width="100%"><font color="#333333"><u><b><font size="+2">GENERAL 475 KNIFE & 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 & 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 (& other) arms<br> 542 <br> 543 <a href="http://pub14.ezboard.com/bthecrucible26870" target="_blank">The Crucible</a> - online forum about smithing <BR><BR> 544 545 546 </div> 547 548<div align="Center"> 549<div align="Right"> 550 </a> 551 </div> 552 <br> 553 </div> 554 </div> 555 556<div align="Left"> 557<div align="Left"> 558<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" border="1" width="100%"> 559 <tbody> 560 <tr> 561 <td valign="Top"> 562 <div align="Center"> 563 <div align="Left"><font size="-1"><i>last modified 25-Sep-2002</i></font><br> 564 </div> 565 <br> 566 <br> 567 <a href="http://www.jnanam.net"> BACK TO JNANAM.net</a> 568 <br> 569 <br> 570 571 <div align="Left"><font size="-1">maintained by </font><br> 572 <a href="https://jnanam.net"><b> Benjamin 573 Slade</b></a> 574 <br> 575 <br> 576 </div> 577 </div> 578 </td> 579 <td valign="Top"> 580 <div align="Center"><font size="-1"><br> 581 <img src="icons/rgv-3-2-6-1.jpg" alt="RgVeda III.2.6(1)" width="578" height="80"> 582 <br> 583 <br> 584 Come, <font color="#660000">AGNI</font> 585, Divine Fire--grant us favours and fulfil our goals. Come 586as does a friend to a friend, or a parent to a child.<br> 587 These worlds of beings born are full 588 of harm; burn to ashes these our enemies who come against 589us!... <br> 590 <b><br> 591 </b></font> 592 <div align="Right"><b>--RgVeda III.2.6(1) 593 </b><br> 594 </div> 595 </div> 596 </td> 597 </tr> 598 599 </tbody> 600</table> 601 <br> 602 <br> 603 </div> 604 </div> 605 </div> 606
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