Tulwar with serrated blade

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by DaveS

We shouldn't forget though, that a 100 year old looking "patina" can be put on a blade in about 20 seconds with the right kinds of acids....Dave.

Not really, you can rust, discolor, stain, etch etc a modern item all you want but when compared to a real 100+ yr old item the difference is obvious. The problem is that you usually are just looking at an internet image with nothing to compare with.

[Sossan]

I am sorry to say but the blade is very recent, a collector I know picked up one of these blades on his travels in India for very cheap and the dealer was well aware that it was a recently made item and made no attempts at trying to pass it off as an antique. I hope you didnt pay too much for it.

[DaveS]

Originally Posted by Sossan

I am sorry to say but the blade is very recent, a collector I know picked up one of these blades on his travels in India for very cheap and the dealer was well aware that it was a recently made item and made no attempts at trying to pass it off as an antique. I hope you didnt pay too much for it.

Didn't pay much for it at all. Even though it's not old I still really like the overall form...........Dave.