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Originally Posted by fernando
Looks like a rather "different" dagger indeed... and an old one. I wouldn't mind having it  |
It weights 850grams for some 45cm. The grip is solid iron and the sail is quite thick so it could be used for punching.
It is tinned. And on the tin it was covered in black paint, possibly made with coal dust and boiled hooves (as navy iron guns). The grip was covered in red paint.
I bought it as a theater something. When I got it it was a ball of rust, you could not see the grooves on the blade, much less the designs on the shell. In order to preserve the tin I decided to use electrolysis. That destroyed most of the paint by electrophoresis, the protein moved to the + electrode and the coal was freed in the buffer. It was a confusing mess until I realized what was happening.
The swords above are in Cornwall, in a Manor called Cotehele, not in Brazil.
https://www.nationaltrustcollections...cotehele+sword
https://www.museumsincornwall.org.uk...nwall-Museums/