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Old 16th January 2011, 08:02 PM   #1
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bought this at a local swap meet along with the rencong that I showed a little earlier this week.

Where's it from? Should I polish the silver? Is this type of blade ever worth etching to see if it has an inserted edge? Am I verging on blasphemy?

thank you in advance for your input; this site is not only a wonderful source of knowledge, but fun as well.
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Old 16th January 2011, 08:03 PM   #2
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Oh no! I posted it on the wrong forum! What do I do?
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Old 16th January 2011, 08:17 PM   #3
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Old 16th January 2011, 08:26 PM   #4
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Old 18th January 2011, 11:41 PM   #5
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Hello Montino Bourbon

I would say it's a matter of personal preference whether to polish up the silver fittings & blade.

Where is it from? Probably Northern Thailand/ Burma.

An etching may or may not bring out an insert edge, but would most likely show a good monosteel temper line.

Nice find

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Old 19th January 2011, 12:27 AM   #6
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Similar debate in another section...

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13168
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