shamshir w. scabbard restoration/conservation advice

[mariusgmioc]

Hello and congratulations for your aquisition!

1. The blade needs a good polish and etching (please check out my thread entitled "Restauration of antique oriental Damascus").

2. For the leather scabbards I generally use Renaissance Wax, but if it is particularly dry and cracked you may want to try the Pecard wax for restauration of antique leather.

Regards,

Marius

[Sajen]

I use for leather simple boot polish in the correct colour, it works very good and give the leather a good colour again. Look here for example: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=bolo

Regards,
Detlef