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Originally Posted by Sajen

I agree with David, I've not written that the scabbard should get overcleaned but I see a lot of small scratches and a lot of dirt on the scabbard, this is not patination!

Detlef, this is how it would happen with me :

I want to get rid of the obvious black patches of dirt on wooden parts. I do it. Then the now much more obvious dirt on metal parts starts to annoy me. I try to find a new balance of still left patination on wood and metal parts... and so on. I would surely end up with something, which would look and feel artificial to me, because I have a memory of the piece how it looked before cleaning...

But I surely am much less experienced and less skilled then you in this.