old shamshir

francantolin · 28th April 2020, 01:09 PM

Then I cleaned and sand it gently
( I got time with coronavirus... at least one good thing with this problem !)

Was sols as wood handle, it is horn and the blade seems not that bad !

a 19th persian shamshir ?

francantolin · 28th April 2020, 01:17 PM

before cleaning...

David R · 28th April 2020, 02:16 PM

It looks like you got a goodun there.

francantolin · 28th April 2020, 05:26 PM

Hello,
Thank you David!!

I like when old forgotten stuff revive again !!

( I think it's the same for all members on this forum !

)

Finally I think that's the handle is the most interesting piece :
Nice translucence,
Giraffe or maybe rhino !?!

Battara · 29th April 2020, 03:01 AM

Nice job. Yes the hilt could be rhino horn.

Have you etched the blade yet?

francantolin · 29th April 2020, 09:11 AM

Hello and Thank you,

No I haven't etched it,
I have no more ferric chloride ( and no nital here...)

I cleaned the blade with sand paper
WD-40 and vinegar alternately , maybe there is a pattern,
maybe a structure on the guard too

sure I have to try...

Kubur · 29th April 2020, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francantolin

Hello,
Finally I think that's the handle is the most interesting piece :
Nice translucence,
Giraffe or maybe rhino !?!

If I put a torch behind by ears for sure they will be red.
But my ears are not rhino...

francantolin · 29th April 2020, 10:55 AM

Sure !

But I don't think your ears are brown when not enlightened
and hope for you they are not thick and hard and fibrous as wood ...

I have other brown horn hilts and no light at all

mahratt · 29th April 2020, 11:49 AM

Thank you for taking a photo backlit. Now the structure of the horn shows that this is not a rhino ...

28th April 2020, 01:09 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	Then I cleaned and sand it gently ( I got time with coronavirus... at least one good thing with this problem !) Was sols as wood handle, it is horn and the blade seems not that bad ! a 19th persian shamshir ? Attached Images

28th April 2020, 01:17 PM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	before cleaning... Attached Images

28th April 2020, 05:26 PM	#4
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	Hello, Thank you David!! I like when old forgotten stuff revive again !! ( I think it's the same for all members on this forum ! ) Finally I think that's the handle is the most interesting piece : Nice translucence, Giraffe or maybe rhino !?! Attached Images

28th April 2020, 02:16 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,135	It looks like you got a goodun there.

29th April 2020, 03:01 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,345	Nice job. Yes the hilt could be rhino horn. Have you etched the blade yet?

29th April 2020, 09:11 AM	#6
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	Hello and Thank you, No I haven't etched it, I have no more ferric chloride ( and no nital here...) I cleaned the blade with sand paper WD-40 and vinegar alternately , maybe there is a pattern, maybe a structure on the guard too sure I have to try...

29th April 2020, 10:55 AM	#8
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 924	Sure ! But I don't think your ears are brown when not enlightened and hope for you they are not thick and hard and fibrous as wood ... I have other brown horn hilts and no light at all

29th April 2020, 11:49 AM	#9
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	Thank you for taking a photo backlit. Now the structure of the horn shows that this is not a rhino ...