Very Old Arabian Saif

[M.carter]

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[ariel]

I would see no harm in brightening the silver (not polishing, of course, there are silver cleaning liquids in any supermarket). After all, removing the rust from the blade or putting some Leather Therapy on the scabbard are the necessary components of proper care for a sword.
do you think it is Syrian or Saudi ( general areas)?

[IainN]

That's a very interesting blade geometry, I wonder if the experts could weigh in on whether this is common with saifs? Personally I don't recall seeing one before.

Congrats on a very nice piece Mr. Carter, once the antique bug bites it doesn't seem to let go.

[M.carter]

Originally Posted by IainN

That's a very interesting blade geometry, I wonder if the experts could weigh in on whether this is common with saifs? Personally I don't recall seeing one before.

Congrats on a very nice piece Mr. Carter, once the antique bug bites it doesn't seem to let go.

I havent seen one before. All the Nejdi saifs that ive handled have either had a wedge, or a hollow ground cross section, no katana design. This one has an absolute katan design, with the shinogi, shinogi-ji, kissaki, and mune.

Oh yeah, and I think, that that bit me I have my eyes on a couple of Ottoman sabers already...

[Battara]

Originally Posted by ariel

I would see no harm in brightening the silver (not polishing, of course, there are silver cleaning liquids in any supermarket).

Oh Ariel, I must disagree. Polishing silver is just fine and will increase the value of any piece. However, please, please do not use the silver cleaning liquid solutions - they eat into the silver creating micro-pitting on the surface, making the features no longer crisp and clean.

[M.carter]

Originally Posted by Battara

Oh Ariel, I must disagree. Polishing silver is just fine and will increase the value of any piece. However, please, please do not use the silver cleaning liquid solutions - they eat into the silver creating micro-pitting on the surface, making the features no longer crisp and clean.

I currently have the "silvo" silver polishing lube. You say that these lubes are bad, what should i use other than that? Thanks.

[kai]

Originally Posted by M.carter

I currently have the "silvo" silver polishing lube. You say that these lubes are bad, what should i use other than that? Thanks.

Hello Mark,

I believe jeweller's rouge to be a pretty safe bet. I have a similar compound in an boiled linseed oil base which works great to touch up wood and also works nicely on silver and some other materials.

Regards,
Kai

[Battara]

Kai is right. IN addition you can also use a jewelers cloth. The liquid "tarn-x" or stuff like that distroy the finish that is there beneath the tarnish.

[Michael Blalock]

Nice sword and an unusual blade. Shaped a little like a Japanese sword.

[M.carter]

Originally Posted by ariel

I would see no harm in brightening the silver (not polishing, of course, there are silver cleaning liquids in any supermarket). After all, removing the rust from the blade or putting some Leather Therapy on the scabbard are the necessary components of proper care for a sword.
do you think it is Syrian or Saudi ( general areas)?

Thanks Ariel, I think I shall polish it up, this sword is definetly saudi, not syrian. However, I need more help on how to polish. Thanks alot for the reply