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Old 10th October 2021, 02:28 PM   #1
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Old 11th October 2021, 01:50 AM   #3
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Lovely smallsword Udo, this is a style that I greatly enjoy.
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All I can add to this is the metal work method. The gold is not inlay but an old process of mercury gilding. At one time whole sections of the hilt had a layer of gold but had been worn off, like in these raised sections without gold.
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The mercury gilding method is what was used on blades alongside the blue - if I am not mistaken. I have read tell that it was a seriously poisonous process.
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