Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Thanks I knew about Sheffield steel using Swedish ore but somehow I got it in my head that they also sometimes used Swedish steel.
Looking back over the details, I had one wrong. Sheffield did not import Swedish ore, they imported Swedish iron for refining.

However, there were definitely Sheffield goods made from Swedish and Indian steel, though how much is anyone's guess -- I doubt every razor stamped 'Fine India Steel' really was.