A small Kris

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by blue lander

I'll give it a nice light scrubbing and polish... The pitting looks too deep to do anything about. Is the hot vinegar treatment the best way to get an etch out of this?

Don't be to fast. I still see hard crusted corrosion on the blade. The deep pitting you of course don't will get polished away. Maybe try to bath the blade inside lemon acid or vinegar essence to remove all corrosion. After this is done polish the blade with fine sandpaper. When this is done you can etch the blade. For the etching do a little bit search in old threads, there are different etching solutions which can be used. Like Rick I think this kris is worth to be preserved.

Regards,
Detlef

[Spunjer]

nothing more i can add from what the others said other than congrats in acquiring this complete set. at first glance, it looks like scabbard is original to the blade, and most likely, as you have mentioned, the fittings on the handle are silver. can't wait to see how this piece looks like all cleaned up!

[blue lander]

It arrived yesterday, I haven't had a chance to take a picture yet. I cleaned it off and gave it a once over with vinegar - the core of the blade turns a much lighter color than the cheeks. I don't see any lamination patterns yet.

The dark/light steel comes up much better on one side over the other
unfortunately the good side is nearly entirely covered in corrosion.

[blue lander]

Got a little better results with diluted fecl...

Only so much I can do with all that corrosion thoguh