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Old 16th May 2009, 04:37 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by erlikhan
This Turkish dagger pulls small metals. These inkpen tips must be brass. it pulls some other small metal pieces too.
I don't think that brass is magnetic so these tips must have some steel in them. Blades are very easy to magnetize and usually hold the charge quite well. It can easily happen accidentally as well. So i don't think it means anything in particular. I always check all the blades i get for magnetic fields. If they don't respond to my compass i generally magnetize them myself. Don't ask me why or i'll have to kill you.
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