Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ?

Dom · 31st March 2011, 05:20 PM

Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ?
to clean my helmet, I use time to time, products from "Renaissance", and "000"
I never got more attention than that, about about the steel bowl, but yesterday ...

I wasn't beleiving my eyes, then, I took those pics

which should be your comment ?
or even your mockery about the capacities of my optician ...

- Johar or not ... that is the question ?

about the helmet - it's a real Persian, end of 18th beginning of 19th century, absolutely "Qajar",
come from a famous French collection, dispersed after estate

- I have difficulty to increase the "Johar" contrast, I
tried with lime juice, even by cutting a lime with blade (as far it's knife is concerning)
I didn't noticed something conclusive ... so ??

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Dom

Andrew · 1st April 2011, 02:12 AM

Don't tease us, Dom--photos of the entire helmet, please!

For what it's worth, I do not think that is wootz (johar). Maybe folded steel, but that pattern looks so uniform I lean towards an etching.

Dom · 1st April 2011, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Don't tease us, Dom--photos of the entire helmet, please!

For what it's worth, I do not think that is wootz (johar). Maybe folded steel, but that pattern looks so uniform I lean towards an etching.

Thanks for your comments
but ... no teasing from me; I already present you my helmet, it's my "avatar"
remember

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...Persian+helmet

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Dom

31st March 2011, 05:20 PM	#1
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ? Fine surprise or "mirage" ... ? to clean my helmet, I use time to time, products from "Renaissance", and "000" I never got more attention than that, about about the steel bowl, but yesterday ... I wasn't beleiving my eyes, then, I took those pics which should be your comment ? or even your mockery about the capacities of my optician ... - Johar or not ... that is the question ? about the helmet - it's a real Persian, end of 18th beginning of 19th century, absolutely "Qajar", come from a famous French collection, dispersed after estate - I have difficulty to increase the "Johar" contrast, I tried with lime juice, even by cutting a lime with blade (as far it's knife is concerning) I didn't noticed something conclusive ... so ?? à + Dom Attached Images

1st April 2011, 02:12 AM	#2
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Don't tease us, Dom--photos of the entire helmet, please! For what it's worth, I do not think that is wootz (johar). Maybe folded steel, but that pattern looks so uniform I lean towards an etching.