Pete,
I am not aware of any such records or whether they even exist. Although we have the largest population of people from Bosna ve Herzegovina outside of the country itself (60,000+) here in the St. Louis metropolitan area, finding someone with interest in and knowledge of this subject with ties to the homeland would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Among local Greek-American friends, I do know a casual hunter who may be able to provide contacts or information.
On another tangent, I don't know your proximity to Chicago, but there is as I recall a rather large collection of arms at the Art Museum on Michigan Ave., and the curator of that collection may be a good source of information.
Also, I came across a title, which one reviewer claims to be a good source for the history of damascus steel. A search of the author revealed numerous related titles, indicating that he is well published. "A Search For Structure", Dr. Cyril Stanley Smith, MIT Press ISBN 0-262-19191-1
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