Carolinian spear

[cel7]

Originally Posted by Lee

In that case, renaissance wax should be entirely adequate. I have an old sword of the same era dredged up from the very same river. The dredger operator put it on the casing over the engine to dry it and then varnished it at the end of his shift and it has done well for decades so treated.

Very interesting! Do you happen to know close to which city or village your sword was found?