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Ottoman yataghan, 18th century, later zeybek hilt
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Sep 25, 2019 11:35 AM
IPostSwords
1819
39
4
Ottoman yataghan, 18th century, later zeybek hilt
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After
dwude
That's a beautiful sword
knivesandzilla
Balkans!
Surbies
Way to ruin it.
IPostSwords
2/2 even museums do this with wootz and pattern welded artefacts:
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http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/journals/conservation-journal/issue-31/should-a-conservation-treatment-reveal-the-secret-of-damascus-steel/
IPostSwords
Etching a pattern welded blade in oxalic acid is very, very gentle. And in this case, reveals the pattern below. It doesnt "ruin" it. 1/2
Surbies
My dad is an appraiser for the highest grossing firearms action house in the world. Any, ANY modification of antiques devalues item.
IPostSwords
Also, you should probably see just how much museums are willing to do re: restoration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcULFl9CYZk
IPostSwords
And yet museum do it for wootz and pattern welded swords.
Tendrilmind
That’s nice, get your dad on here so he can learn how to appraise his sons’ opinion of restoring an unrelated item. Dipstick.
Surbies
Unrelated? In what way?
AlabamaNerd
Swords aren’t firearms. Restoration and such not same. Unrelated. Got it?