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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Well my Tulwar arrived today,
Very much good/bad news! I'd purchased it privately after seeing photos What Didn't show in the pics, and seller failed to tell me, was that a previous owner had for some reason run all over the blade with an angle-grinder, or grind- wheel! I took some pics & will add them tomorrow. The seller Did say it had ; "Been way over-cleaned and sharpened" but this is serious gouging with the grinder! Blade is hard, and a file won't touch it (Wouldn't have tried the file if it wasn't alredy ruined!!) Has about a 5" false edge at tip, this seems short? In the grinding frenzy it May have lost an inch of tip, but by what remains of the scabbard, no more than an inch. The grinding may have occured trying to remove some percussion damage 2/3 of the way up the blade, as some old damage still remains. On the positive side, it has remains of silver coft-gari on the hilt ...not much, but some... First thought was chuck it back at seller, but as he's in another country, this too is costly. Second thought was ,.."OK this is a mess and ruined!!........Good challenge to put it right...Good opportunity to mess with a blade without de-valuing it!!" Esteemed company, I seek your input! |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Sounds like a good project for you! Lets see some pictures. If its as bad as it sounds, I'd guess you'd be well served by removing the blade from the hilt and polishing it completely, starting with some pretty rough paper.
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Here are the pictures:
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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IMO the point has been reground; yelman seems too short.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Europe
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I have a tulwar with a yelman of the same size, but i will write mort to morrow.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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A belt sander may be a good idea to remove most of the deep scratches, but used lightly....it is too easy to get 'carried away' and remove too much metal. Once the worse scratches are removed, I would recommend coarse 'wet and dry' abrasive paper used with light mineral oil or WD40, progressively using finer grades.
It may be a good idea to give the blade an 'etch' before you reach the final 'sanding ' to see if you have an interesting pattern in the blade ![]() |
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