cleaning up a wootz tulwar

[shastardhari]

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Welcome to the forum.
What you could try is, to take some kitched issue spray it with WD40 and wrap it around the blade, then add some plastic foil, and leave it foe a day or two.
Next time you photograph, please use a neutral background.
Good luck.

Dear sir,

What do you mean by plastic foil? I've never heard of this before. Do you mean cling film?

Also I am selling a few swords on the swap forum!