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colin henshaw · 8th January 2014, 08:32 AM

Regarding the black surface often to be found on the iron of Congo weapons - I read somewhere that this was applied deliberately by the Africans using soot ? as a kind of preservative. Does anyone know about this ?

8th January 2014, 08:32 AM	#4
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Regarding the black surface often to be found on the iron of Congo weapons - I read somewhere that this was applied deliberately by the Africans using soot ? as a kind of preservative. Does anyone know about this ?