How to determine if blade has bloodstains??

Justin · 4th September 2005, 05:24 PM

This seems to be a topic that comes up from time to time,heres my 2 cents.

Swords were far too valuable to let blood sit on them long enough for there to be a 'stain',furthermore if you etch a blade in ACID you can easily remove the patination with some extra fine steel wool.

I seriously doubt there are many swords out there that have actual blood stains on them,and I also doubt that there is any definate way to prove whether a sword has ever had any blood on it at all.

Collecters get far too caught up in these things,Im content with believeing that most of the older swords/knives/daggers that I own were used in battle,people have never had a problem finding reasons to kill,and it was much easier to get away with prior to modern forensics.

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4th September 2005, 05:24 PM	#3
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 180	This seems to be a topic that comes up from time to time,heres my 2 cents. Swords were far too valuable to let blood sit on them long enough for there to be a 'stain',furthermore if you etch a blade in ACID you can easily remove the patination with some extra fine steel wool. I seriously doubt there are many swords out there that have actual blood stains on them,and I also doubt that there is any definate way to prove whether a sword has ever had any blood on it at all. Collecters get far too caught up in these things,Im content with believeing that most of the older swords/knives/daggers that I own were used in battle,people have never had a problem finding reasons to kill,and it was much easier to get away with prior to modern forensics.