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Old 24th August 2006, 09:27 PM   #14
Tim Simmons
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Hi David,
I know nothing of the qualities of zinc that you mention. The blade of mine has had some rust. Zinc has been been used as a decorative white metal in the east for a very long time. People have a tendancy to think zinc is a modern western metal.
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