A Unique Kattar?

Tomb22 · 15th October 2007, 10:25 PM

Thanks Robert. I am always amazed at the ingenuity of us humans. Especially when it comes to mechanical things. I am a word guy, and just marvel at what folks with mechanical skills, brains, and creativity can do.

Jens, Good point. I agree with both you and Rand. It seems clear when you are looking for it, the differences between the hilt and the blade. So that seems to be the start of two searches. One related to the blade and one related to the hilt. There are so many aspects to this historical searching.

I will very carefully start to clean the holes. After that, what is the best to take off the rust on the blade? And then, do you "oil" it? I think I remember from another post your suggestion for car wax on the blade. Is that correct?

So, I don't keep "pestering" you with these maintenance questions, there might be threads related to cleaning and maintaining these great artifacts.

Tom

Jens Nordlunde · 16th October 2007, 03:44 PM

Tom, you should remove the rust, but for the rest you should rather clean it too little than too much, as you can always clean it a little more, but if you have gone too far you can’t go back.

I use to clean the weapon with acetone so there is no oil left, rub it with solid car wax and polish it a bit, this will protect it from fingerprints an damp.

When it comes to the Indian way of enamelling, make a search for ‘Enamelling’.

15th October 2007, 10:25 PM	#1
Tomb22 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17	Thanks Robert. I am always amazed at the ingenuity of us humans. Especially when it comes to mechanical things. I am a word guy, and just marvel at what folks with mechanical skills, brains, and creativity can do. Jens, Good point. I agree with both you and Rand. It seems clear when you are looking for it, the differences between the hilt and the blade. So that seems to be the start of two searches. One related to the blade and one related to the hilt. There are so many aspects to this historical searching. I will very carefully start to clean the holes. After that, what is the best to take off the rust on the blade? And then, do you "oil" it? I think I remember from another post your suggestion for car wax on the blade. Is that correct? So, I don't keep "pestering" you with these maintenance questions, there might be threads related to cleaning and maintaining these great artifacts. Tom

16th October 2007, 03:44 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Tom, you should remove the rust, but for the rest you should rather clean it too little than too much, as you can always clean it a little more, but if you have gone too far you can’t go back. I use to clean the weapon with acetone so there is no oil left, rub it with solid car wax and polish it a bit, this will protect it from fingerprints an damp. When it comes to the Indian way of enamelling, make a search for ‘Enamelling’.