Old knife from period of the Anglo-Zulu Wars

gp · 29th February 2024, 11:43 PM

I can confirm Detlev's advise; without any decent restoration, read even only a little cleaning, these lovely knives will only deteriote and leave you at the end with "pulverized" pieces of what once was a nice dagger.

I showed some of mine Congolese ones to a professional who does provide his services to the likes of Sotheby's and the like and he did indeed advised me the same as "uncle" Detlev does.

If you do not want to go for the full Monthy, thst's OK but some natural uncolored oil will do the job and you will be delighted by the result, for sure !
I did it to 2 scarification knives and a Zande sword.

best regards

Gunar

29th February 2024, 11:43 PM	#1
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 823	I can confirm Detlev's advise; without any decent restoration, read even only a little cleaning, these lovely knives will only deteriote and leave you at the end with "pulverized" pieces of what once was a nice dagger. I showed some of mine Congolese ones to a professional who does provide his services to the likes of Sotheby's and the like and he did indeed advised me the same as "uncle" Detlev does. If you do not want to go for the full Monthy, thst's OK but some natural uncolored oil will do the job and you will be delighted by the result, for sure ! I did it to 2 scarification knives and a Zande sword. best regards Gunar