Luristan iron sword need advice for preservation.

[Cerjak]

Originally Posted by Battara

Interesting piece. Most of these I've seen are made of bronze from Luristan. There are also many fakes out there as well.

Hi Battara
I agree with you that the swords of this type are most commonly found in bronze, and of course most of the iron swords have been eaten by corrosion.
Also it is true that we can find too easily a lot of nice swords of bronze on the market which makes me think that there is always a production of our day that is there for the collectors market supply !
Here are also some pictures of swords of the same type from the Museum of man

Best
Cerjak