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3rd December 2005, 09:50 PM
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Where did the scabbard come from? It looks almost made for the sword, many a dealer would pass it off as so. As to cleaning the best advice is very carefully
 what is the stain? is it rust? you cannot get rust on top of gold. Will bits push off using a blunt scraper like a butter knife. You might have to leave some of it on the gilding and just clean around it. To me it looks that it just needs some oil rubbed in with the very finest grade steel wool . Tim
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3rd December 2005, 10:22 PM
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Tim, the scabbard came with an Ethiopian straight sword from Artzi. As the length and width of the two blades are virtually identical, I decided to pair the scabbard with the better sword. Who knows? Maybe 70 years ago someone in Ethiopia did the same in reverse.....
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3rd December 2005, 10:33 PM
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Very nice Ron!
On the spots away from the gilt, I would use a fine steel wool. The areas near the gilt use bone or antler and pick away. Use lots of time and WD40. All the Best Jeff. P.S. I haven't forgotten the kaskara blade, still looking... |
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8th December 2005, 09:44 PM
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Hi Roano,
That's a beauty! Maybe the best I've seen. Thanks for sharing. -d |
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