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<p>The method for evaluating damascene structure quality, developed by Sukhanov and Khaidakov, enables a&#xa0;more precise attribution of antique Damascus artifacts. This approach assesses items based on their period of origin and the quality of their Damascus pattern. The study demonstrates that antique Damascus items are most effectively evaluated using an integral quality index (ΣQ). This metric represents the total score obtained by five chemical and structural analysis techniques, with each method rated on a&#xa0;five-point scale from the lowest to the highest quality of the damascene structure. The method was tested on Persian and Indian dagger, knife, and saber blades from the 17th&#xa0;to 19th&#xa0;centuries held in private collections. The findings indicate significant discrepancies in certain external attribution parameters of antique edged weapons. This comprehensive approach to quality assessment is proposed as a&#xa0;supplementary criterion for determining the cultural value of antique blades, aiding in the identification of forgeries and mass-produced imitations.</p>

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Chemical and structural method for quality assessment of antique damascus steels (17th–19th centuries)

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    2025年10月23日

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  • Dmitry Sukhanov,
  • K. Khaydakov

摘要

The method for evaluating damascene structure quality, developed by Sukhanov and Khaidakov, enables a more precise attribution of antique Damascus artifacts. This approach assesses items based on their period of origin and the quality of their Damascus pattern. The study demonstrates that antique Damascus items are most effectively evaluated using an integral quality index (ΣQ). This metric represents the total score obtained by five chemical and structural analysis techniques, with each method rated on a five-point scale from the lowest to the highest quality of the damascene structure. The method was tested on Persian and Indian dagger, knife, and saber blades from the 17th to 19th centuries held in private collections. The findings indicate significant discrepancies in certain external attribution parameters of antique edged weapons. This comprehensive approach to quality assessment is proposed as a supplementary criterion for determining the cultural value of antique blades, aiding in the identification of forgeries and mass-produced imitations.