Long Kilich

Tim Simmons · 12th April 2005, 08:53 PM

Hello erilkhan,That is a very fine blade but I think the metals are base metals except for the plating.I think you may be looking at various mixtures of Tin and Copper which can produce a range of colours,white to yellow of a hardness suitable for sword furniture.I have post a picture of white metal modern Tuereg bangles that look like silver.Tim

erlikhan · 12th April 2005, 09:26 PM

Tim, tin-copper means bronze, and I dont think any mixture of them would be silver color.There should be some significant degree of brownish cause copper softens and makes it workable. Pure tin could be silver white perhaps, but tin is very hard and any kind of decorative arts impossible. White metal on guard or the bracelets on the picture is of course possible, but on this scabbard with this kind of art,not.. At least as far as -I think that-I know . But who knows? Thanks for your comments. The healthiest way will be to take it to a silversmith as far as I see after your comments. Better not to sleep than to see nightmares. If not silver, it means false tughra strucking and a cheating. I will take it back to the seller in such a case. it would not be so big problem. I will share the results with you.
regards

12th April 2005, 08:53 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,879	Hello erilkhan,That is a very fine blade but I think the metals are base metals except for the plating.I think you may be looking at various mixtures of Tin and Copper which can produce a range of colours,white to yellow of a hardness suitable for sword furniture.I have post a picture of white metal modern Tuereg bangles that look like silver.Tim Attached Images

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12th April 2005, 09:26 PM	#2
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Tim, tin-copper means bronze, and I dont think any mixture of them would be silver color.There should be some significant degree of brownish cause copper softens and makes it workable. Pure tin could be silver white perhaps, but tin is very hard and any kind of decorative arts impossible. White metal on guard or the bracelets on the picture is of course possible, but on this scabbard with this kind of art,not.. At least as far as -I think that-I know . But who knows? Thanks for your comments. The healthiest way will be to take it to a silversmith as far as I see after your comments. Better not to sleep than to see nightmares. If not silver, it means false tughra strucking and a cheating. I will take it back to the seller in such a case. it would not be so big problem. I will share the results with you. regards