Hi Ian thank you for your suggestion and your Insite. The twins have been stabilized and treated with reannounce wax. What looks like pitting on those two blades is actually counterintuitive as they are almost completely smooth. if you run your finger across the flat of the blade it feels almost completely smooth i can however feel tiny bumps with my fingernail. I took your advice and conducted a window coffee etch and i will post side by side comparison on the bolo knife that i believe is leaf spring or scrap metal forged and the chopper of the twins i will attach copies of each as well as side by side pics for your consideration. Also, the handles of both are carved not damaged i will post pics of the handles as well as the damaged beetle eaten handle of the smaller knife side by side. I forgot to post pics of the sheaths that might help pin down when they were made. do you know anything about cyphers or marks on blades. both of the twins have the same type of mark like an m or a zig zag the chopper on the blade and the straight blade has it carved into both sides of the handle at the same spot Thanks again for your info.
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