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Wootz Militaria

Name: Wootz Militaria
Address: London, GB
Telephone: +443334444460
Rating: 5

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Specialists in historically accurate restoration of Antique Arms & Armour
Wootz® Trademark You can be assured that your item will be well taken care of.
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Whether you are a private buyer, collector or antiques dealer, our range of services can cater to all your needs. We provide a comprehensive antique restoration and repair service for a wide variety of antique weaponry & armour. Our fully equipped workshop allows us to give each and every item the required amount of attention, whether it is a simple clean & re-polish or a complete restoration. Our

resident carpenters are always prepared to provide professional repairs on any wood/timber related items. The team has restored & repaired antique items such as rifle stocks, sword scabbards and even produced reproduction scabbards for many collectors around the world. Our resident metalsmith is able to offer minor repairs, sharpening, polishing, engraving & etching of new and antique metal objects. We can provide quotations for bulk restores as well as work to limited budgets & time. To help us provide this assurance, all items in our workshop are covered by our custom insurance policy as well as any items we have in transit. A portfolio of our restoration projects can be provided at request. Besides restoration we also offer a free identification & appraisal service. It couldn't be simpler, just email images of your item to [email protected] and our experts will reply to you with the information. Do you own something that matches the type of items we offer for sale at Wootz Militaria and are considering selling it? If the answer is yes, why not get in touch so that we can find a new home for your item. We will do all the ground work, from arranging courier pick up & delivery, complementary clean or polish and professional studio photography.

23/01/2024

What happens when you go to amateurs, your objects end up paying the price! But we are here to help and correct the mistakes others make!

21/01/2024

The induction furnace is now in the new shop!

20/01/2024

Facilities almost ready!

16/01/2024

Left the most important project until last 🤣. Reusing the screeding timbers to do the studwall for the toilet/restroom. Not all glamorous work!

16/01/2024

Early start today, a lot still to do, but we stay focused and get things done!

10/01/2024

Dust containment booth transformer! Initial thoughts are that it should accommodate all my dust making tools and machinery. Still need to seal up the windows and ceiling. Thinking about an adjustable curtain for the entrance, any thoughts!

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09/01/2024

We will never let dust beat us!

08/01/2024

Making a folding/portable grinding and dust containment booth! Hopefully, it will prevent the dust from going everywhere!

07/01/2024

The 12T hydraulic press by massey is now in the new workshop! I was very lucky to be the first to get my hands on this amazing machine, and I've still not written a full review. In short, it's the bees knees👌🏽

07/01/2024

A new dawn.

04/01/2024

A recent Tibetan sword project. We are using a traditional lacquer to seal and finish the
newly made wooden core. Post restoration images to follow!

02/01/2024

The benefit of large doors and a forklift!

01/01/2024

Workshop sign ready! Maybe another few more days work and it's open day!

31/12/2023

Got some company in the workshop today!

30/12/2023

Start them young, real young!

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28/12/2023

Late evening work getting this renovation completed!

07/12/2023

Some interesting Chinese swords are being planned to be worked in the new year!

30/11/2023

Interesting Sikh sword has come into the workshop today. I personally own over thirty Sikh swords with inscriptions alone, and I never get bored of seeing these swords as its always exciting reading the inscriptions!

24/11/2023

Workshop Renovation Update

After a few weeks away sick, finally making some progress on the renovation. Besides clearing the yard and some cement rendering, we got all 3 furnaces in and will now make a start on plumbing them in. We still have electrical work to do, but we are now so close to finishing!

01/11/2023

I've been trying to keep my expenditure down due to the renovation, but I saw this electric van and had to get it! At least the climate warriors will be pleased even if my accountant isn't 😄

24/10/2023

Examining a bunch of Sikh swords, manuscripts, and relics such as this stunning carving of Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Sher-e-Panjab

29/09/2023

How can you attempt to make new, unless you learn from the old!

28/09/2023

RIP a legend of an actor and a passionate collector or arms & militaria

24/09/2023

Recent restoration of a rare Uzbek knife. The scabbard was originally made for an Uzbek pesh kabz, so we had to carefully strip away the scabbard and convert the inner wooden core and foil work to accept a wider knife profile. Once putting the scabbard back together, we then had to replace around 20 turquoise stones on the scabbard throat collar as the setting cement had lost its strength. We also replaced some of the stones mounted on the knife bolsters, which also had the same problem. The scabbard was missing its ball chape, so we fashioned one using a similar metal alloy and set turquoise stones to match. We finally polished the blade and revealed a beautiful wide watering pattern.

21/09/2023

A very rare and extremely well-made Vietamese/Chinese sword

10/09/2023

Took some time out to spend some time with an inspirational and very good friend of mine, Bob Singh Dhillon. Very rare, do you meet people who are humble and so supportive. God bless 🙏🏽

03/09/2023

We are making progress 🙏🏽

31/08/2023

Shamshir, just come in with a well known inscription!

26/08/2023

The essence of finding peace!

26/08/2023

Trying to slow down!

Address

London

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 7pm
Sunday	9am - 7pm

Telephone

+443334444460

Website

http://wootz.co/

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Videos

The Massey press is performing better than I could have expected. It can easily quash metal but because I am forging a wootz ingot you initially need a gentle touch! #wootz #steel #sword #shamshir #tulwar #arms #armour #crucible #damascus #bladesmith #indian #art #warrior #blacksmith

People think we make Fulad (Wootz) but it's really Fulad that makes us! #wootz #steel #fulad #folad #polat #damascus #furnace #shamshir #tulwar #arms #armour

Fossil hunting with the family! #fossil #jurassic

The IWS aims to serve smiths, , researchers collectors and all those interested in the production, history or identification of historical crucible steels. We will be providing Education, History, Community, Testing, Research and even the opportunity to buy or sell antique and modern made wootz blades. Come join us at the International Wootz Society and unlock the secrets of Wootz steel! @international wootz _society https://internationa lwootzsociety. com/ Board Members (IG accounts): Tim Mitchell @buffaloriverforge Peter Burt @peterburtknives Jin Singh @wootzmiliaria Sebastian Szukalski @ipostswords Mert Tansu @tansu knives #wootz #internationalwootzsociety #IWS #cruciblesteel #fulad #blades #steel #crucible #forge #furnace #swords #arms #armour #indian #art #Islamic #shastar #blacksmiths

First time shooting since the pandemic started, but feels alot longer! #arms #armour #wootz #swords #musket #shooting

New Video on our YouTube! Check it out! https://youtu.be/8_ZDxXe6Bpk #wootz #steel #sword #arms #armor #indian #Islamic #art

One man's scrap is another man's silver! #silver #gold #ingot #koftgari #melting #sword #shield #dagger #armour

Nice surprise, look what got delivered in the post! Splendours of the subcontinent a princes tour of India 1875-6 by the Royal collection. Great reference for those similar to us who like to research objects, design and the techniques used. #theroyalcollection #royalcollection #armsandarmour #india #splendoursofthesubcontinent #royal #britishempire #theraj #britishraj #maharajas

An evening watching Zulu (1963) an epic film from our childhood! #zulu #africa #warrior #laststand #load #aim #fire #team #movie #british #empire

Restoring several Mughal soussan pata swords. We have been extremely busy in the workshop but plan to hopefully edit and upload some interesting videos for you all in the coming weeks! #mughal #swords #indian #pata #kopis #blade #wootz

Restoring the edge of an Assadullah made Shamshir This Persian Shamshir from the 1700's was in incredibly poor condition, which we will show in another video, but here we are slowly improving its edge. People should tremble when looking at it's edge! #persiansword #sword #shamshir #islamicart #armsandarmour #wootz #damascus #assadullah #esfhan

Go big or go home! #metalwork #fabrication #gas #argon #tig #welding #steel #restoration #workshop

Working with a material we don't usually do a lot with. #aluminum #milling #machining #fabrication #workshop #restoration #restorers #wootzmilitaria

DAY IN THE WORKSHOP #9 The collecting of Wootz or Damascus steel has really grown over the past 8 to 10 years. collectors are further demanding finer or rare quality blades like the popular (adjusted) watered steel pattern called laddered wootz and it's siblings! The thing that alot of people don't know is that this desired pattern was applied to the steel using mechanical methods, which we at Wootz Militaria have reproduced on occasion, I digress from the point of the post. Alot of collectors neglect blades in the condition shown in the video. The amazing thing is, over the years in our workshop we have restored many blades, probably well over 70, which were actually in worse condition than this sword and we revealed laddered or even more complex patterns. So the moral of the story is stop chasing perfect quality blades and try to train your eyes to detect patterns that are difficult for most humans eyes to see it could pay off! #wootz #steel #damascus #sword #dagger #watering #workshop #restoration #armsandarmour #knowledgeispower #tulwar #shamshir #saif #kilij #hancer #knife

Hello 2018! Sorry for the lack of posts lately we have had a very long and well deserved break from the workshop, but we're back now and have many projects in the pipeline to tickle your antique arms & armour taste buds! Anyway let's start 2018 with a brain teaser, can anyone tell what Jin is fabricating here? Go on have a guess! #wootz #wootzmilitaria #restoration #2018 #longbreak #fabrication #metalwork #welding

Admiring our lovely collection of ammunition! #bullets #bullet #shells #rounds #leadball #ammo #ammunition #rounds #remington #kurtz #mk10 #flare #magnum #revolver #blank #pinfire #rimfire #22

The Sikh Collection by Wootz Militaria Well over a hundred exclusive paintings, ornaments, relics, manuscripts & weapons from Sikh history! We are planning to start exhibiting some of the collections that the founder of Wootz Militaria has accumulated over the years. Coming soon! #sikh #timetoshare #art

TRG target / sniper rifle 7.62 x 51 mm being used at 500 yards by our very own Mark. What a great Sunday! #rifle #shooting #target #armourer #firearms #wootz

Wootz Militaria - Restoration Services Can you believe this Japanese Askara Bayonet was missing it's catch! it's amazing how professional restoration can work wonders #ifitaintwootzthenwhatisit #wootz #japan #Japanese #bayonet #ww2 #rifle #restoration #patina