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What processes made Damascus steel unique in the 12th-13th centuries CE? What price would a Damascus steel knife or sword command, compared to a typical European knife or sword? How would it compare to Toledo steel, or Scandinavian pattern-forged blades?

by /u/S_Jeru in /r/AskHistorians

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