Acid etched blade sold on E-Bay

ALEX · 15th August 2007, 06:26 PM

It looks like acid-etched pattern to me. Any other opinions?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Awesome-18th-C-I...QQcmdZViewItem

katana · 15th August 2007, 06:48 PM

Certainly looks that way......enhanced pic from the listing

ALEX · 15th August 2007, 06:54 PM

Thanks for an enhanced close-up Katana. It is even more obvious now.
Nice sword by the way, even not being wootz

Joe · 15th August 2007, 07:30 PM

Yeah, definitely looks to be acid etched. That scabbard, though, is a beautiful piece of work.

katana · 15th August 2007, 09:44 PM

It is a shame that such a nice sword should not have a wootz blade .....perhaps more ceremonial than a user

Battara · 15th August 2007, 11:43 PM

Oh yeah...definitely wax resist false wootz. I also question the scabbard as being more recent..

rand · 15th August 2007, 11:48 PM

Another disassociated piece. Scabbard a an obvious mismatch, also more recent and the hilt, the blade with false damascus not showing near the wear as the hilt, all looks put together. Would be interesting to see closeup of where blade and hilt are joined, my guess would be recent.

There is a pattern of swords offered that raises red flags to me.

The tulwar hilts can be removed from blades by being placed in hot water till puddy softens and then pull blade out. The blade is surprisingly fixed and rigid in a Tulwar hilt when puddy is dry. By the way, think the word tulwar translates to "par excellance".

rand

15th August 2007, 06:26 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Acid etched blade sold on E-Bay It looks like acid-etched pattern to me. Any other opinions? http://cgi.ebay.com/Awesome-18th-C-I...QQcmdZViewItem

15th August 2007, 06:48 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Certainly looks that way......enhanced pic from the listing Attached Images

15th August 2007, 11:48 PM	#7
rand Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 538	Put together piece Another disassociated piece. Scabbard a an obvious mismatch, also more recent and the hilt, the blade with false damascus not showing near the wear as the hilt, all looks put together. Would be interesting to see closeup of where blade and hilt are joined, my guess would be recent. There is a pattern of swords offered that raises red flags to me. The tulwar hilts can be removed from blades by being placed in hot water till puddy softens and then pull blade out. The blade is surprisingly fixed and rigid in a Tulwar hilt when puddy is dry. By the way, think the word tulwar translates to "par excellance". rand

15th August 2007, 06:54 PM	#3
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Thanks for an enhanced close-up Katana. It is even more obvious now. Nice sword by the way, even not being wootz

15th August 2007, 07:30 PM	#4
Joe Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 48	Yeah, definitely looks to be acid etched. That scabbard, though, is a beautiful piece of work.

15th August 2007, 09:44 PM	#5
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	It is a shame that such a nice sword should not have a wootz blade .....perhaps more ceremonial than a user

15th August 2007, 11:43 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Oh yeah...definitely wax resist false wootz. I also question the scabbard as being more recent..